Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
My stomach hurt every day—it happened like clockwork. Promotion after promotion had landed me a much-coveted job planning events for the Houston Astros, but my body didn’t seem to understand that. I often felt exhausted and fragile… but I didn’t know why. For crying out loud, I was Jill McCormick, didn’t my body know that? […]
This is the first post in a three-part series about discouragement. I’m taking you on my journey of how I’ve moved past finding my worth in my work, and what the gift of discouragement can teach us. The other day, I went to brunch with two of my good friends, Jan and Jennifer. It made […]
The excitement of my Nana and Granddad visiting from Chicago for Christmas was more than this third-grade girl could take back in 1985. Toward the end of their stay, my Nana made fudge. I couldn’t resist that chocolatey, creamy confection. But the next day, I was sick as a dog. For decades, I equated my […]
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Every holiday season we go back home to visit my parents who still live in the same house that we moved into on my 4th birthday. Going home means being taken care of, good smells, and holiday decorations everywhere. Home is memories and cookies and knowing some things don’t change. I realize that, for some, […]
I have the hardest time answering on-the-spot, superlative questions like, “What is your favorite movie?” or “What is your biggest challenge right now?” My problem is two-fold: 1. I overthink the answer because “favorite” and “biggest” seem really heavy, and I don’t want to get it wrong. 2. My mind goes blank and can’t think […]
It’s easy to be overcome by the holiday task list. Here are four tips that may not shorten your checklist’s length, but may give you longer vision. As an Achiever, parent, and Christian, I have read my fair share of parenting books, which extol the virtues of having a family devotional, so naturally, I read […]
In the 1980’s, “choose-your-own-adventure” books were very popular. As a kid, I read quite a few of these books… and I hated them. I found them tedious because I never knew what page to turn to, and I hated that there was more than one way to read the story. I wanted there to be […]
What my daughter taught me about rules and why I have a love-hate relationship with them. One year, our daughter came home from school saying that her teacher had a lot of rules. She told me that there were four rules for how to stand in line and that, “We have to look at our […]
Today I went on a run/walk, and while I was walking, I passed a man in his 60s… running. I thought, Hey I ran a 1/2 marathon a few years ago and here I am walking like a schmuck. For crying out loud, this grandpa is running. I should be running too. I tell that […]