Embracing Limitations
But what if our limitations aren’t meant to be escaped but embraced?
Tag: encouragement
When Troubles Make Us Lose Sight of What Really Matters
I have spent countless hours this past month bouncing back and forth between waiting room music and customer service representatives. In fact, this past month has been consumed with not just calls, but scheduling home visits, missed, canceled, or improperly scheduled home visits, and back orders all to replace broken appliances in our home. What…
Flipping the Script – Comparison
”Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt Comparison. Sometimes it bolsters our ego, but more often than not it leaves us feeling deficient, disappointed, or discouraged. Feeling like we just don’t measure up. Especially in our Pinterest-worthy Social Media highlight-reel world. We’ve all been there. We see a friend’s trendy new home or remodel and think, wow…
We Can Do Hard Things Conference
I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (NIV) Do you feel like you could use some encouragement these days? The We Can Do Hard Things Virtual Conference started on September 1st and is running through September 15th. I would love for you to joins me at this conference! This…
Savor
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 NIV This year I was determined to have my one word picked out by January 1, yet here we are late January. Foiled yet again! But not for a lack of trying. This task has been…
Burn It Down
This past academic year I gave a series of talks for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) entitled – Burn it Down. Burn it Down was inspired by the MOPS theme – Find Your Fire – and the concept of controlled burns in forest management. Controlled burning restores nutrients and allows forests to grow healthier by destroying…
One Lifechanging Phrase
Over the course of the past eight months I have shared the details of my breast cancer journey. Now I want to share what this journey taught me. My take always. One lifechanging phrase. I bet you are thinking that phrase is – you have cancer. That is life changing for sure, but not what…
You are Loved
As a child John 3:16 was one of the first Bible verses I memorized. It is so engrained it comes to mind almost effortlessly. Sometimes there is a danger in this. In the effortless, I have overlooked the miraculous. I have recited this verse so often it sounds ordinary and mundane, but nothing about it is ordinary…
Confidence
Four weeks into 2019 and Happy New Year seems passé. Regardless, I hope you enjoyed the holidays and the close of 2018. I for one was happy to say goodbye to 2018. I am ready to start afresh in 2019. Reflecting upon 2018 I can honestly say it was one of the most difficult years…
The Mastectomy – At the Hospital
The hardest part of my breast cancer journey was my double mastectomy. What began as my 2nd surgery in a series of 3 surgeries, turned into the 2nd of 6, soon to be 7 surgeries. It’s been a long journey! Therefore I will be covering it over a series of posts. This post pertains to…