Four Ways to Cultivate Community at Home
When I was a kid, no one talked about community. It just was, and it was everywhere—in the fire lane where we’d meet to play football and at the pool where long summer days were spent keeping cool. We found community at school, church, Girl Scouts, youth group,...
Perspective
This past weekend was one of the highlights of my life. Seeing WINSOME come to reality was my dream come true! It went even better than I'd hoped, and the response of the women who attended was overwhelmingly positive. I came home exhausted, thrilled, and...
Totally Worth It
I haven't been around here for a couple weeks. Funny, because my head has been here more than anywhere. I don't mean my blog but the reason I started writing it. (This all sounds pretty confusing . . even to me.) What I'm trying to say is that I'm one day...
Winsome
Winsome is my favorite word. It literally means {JOY} some. And who doesn't want some joy?! But joy is a funny thing. Funny because often the thing that brings the greatest joy . . is the same thing that brings the deepest sorrow. For me that thing...
Why We Need YOUR Dream
If you can Imagine A lion without a roar Spring without daffodils Starbucks without Caramel Macchiatos A girl without giggles YOU without your dreams Yes YOU with no dreams Unnatural Incomplete Wrong Because your dreams are more than just pie-in-the-sky,...
Heroes
Shaun Steyaert is my hero. He's only 1 1/2 years old, but he is the sweetest soul I've ever known. The kind that just emanates love when you are near. I've never experienced anything like it. Shaun was born with an as yet undiagnosed genetic defect. He has two older...
Embracing the Best
I really like the word embrace. Besides the clear message of love and affection that it brings to mind, there is an intentionality to it that challenges me. At our wedding, Jeff and I danced our first dance to the popular 80's song, Just You & I. We...
