Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
In the early 1980s, my in-laws made a decision that would forever impact my life—they enrolled their son in private school a year earlier than his peers. Fast-forward nine years, and freshman Jill Newman sees the cutest freshman boy she’s ever seen. I started dating that cute boy our senior year, and we got married […]
Three little words: Cherish every moment. I wanted to know how these three little words made women feel, so I asked with the intent of writing a ranting post entitled, “Why I’m not going to cherish every moment.” As I sifted through all the Facebook comments, it was clear that this was a hot button […]
Another Achiever is Going Rogue! I first heard Erin Loechner, the author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, when I listened to The Simple Show podcast. Ohmygoodness! Erin is amazing: her writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, a two-season HGTV.com web special, […]
Being told that children will change the trajectory of your life isn’t compelling when you’re productive, able to stay late, and have the freedom to do what you want, when you want. The notorious parenting slogan “It’ll change your life forever!” isn’t particularly appealing when you like the life you have… but I bought into […]
Several months ago, a reader asked me how to tell when it was time to step away from serving. She wasn’t sure if God was calling her out or if the enemy was tempting her to leave. My writer-friend Carrie Stephens wrote here about how she decided to stay in ministry. Here’s my story of […]
Another Achiever is Going Rogue! Here’s the story of Christy Wright, an author I first heard on the Inspired to Action podcast. And y’all, she is no nonsense. That’s when I thought, “She’s my people!” Christy is the creator of Business Boutique, a Certified Business Coach, and a Ramsey Personality. Christy loves equipping women with the knowledge […]
Here’s wise counsel from pastor and writer Kevin A. Thompson, the lead pastor of Community Bible Church, a multi-site church in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You’d be remiss not to visit his daily blog focusing on leadership, marriage, and parenting (specifically parenting a child with special needs) at kevinathompson.com. Kevin’s wife, Jenny, is the owner of Forte […]
Another Achiever is Going Rogue! Here’s the story of Cheri Gregory, one of my favorite podcasters who also happens to be a teacher, speaker, author, and Certified Personality Trainer. There are so many things to love about Cheri: her passion to help women break free from destructive expectations, her writing style, and y’all, her voice is […]
A dear friend asked me recently, “What does one do when she realizes that she’s a Martha who really needs to be more of a Mary BUT the world she’s carefully shaped and molded around her, full of high standards and expectations of achievement, requires her to be a Martha?” Her question acknowledged that, while […]
Another Achiever is Going Rogue! Here’s the story of author Katie Orr, who is the creator of the five FOCUSed15 Bible study method books. Here’s what I love about Katie: she’s passionate about equipping busy women to experience God daily. She’s a mom of three, wife of pastor-husband Chris, teacher, speaker, podcaster and writer for […]