I am the daughter of a carpenter. When I was a kid, I loved hanging out with my Dad. I’d go to job sights with Him every chance I got. I would scour the floors for mystery objects like nails, bolts, washers, and pipe fittings. To this day I love the smell of sawdust. It’s...
You know that woman. You’ve seen her. Yeah, you know the chick. She is the one who’s kids just started back to school and she is busy! Getting forms filled out, buying supplies, getting new clothes and shoes for those children who never stop growing. She might even be the one juggling her own career,...
As a leader at my church, I have been learning how very important it is that I take responsibility for the other women in my life. Those placed in my path are not there by accident, but by divine purpose and destiny. I am learning to not take relationships lightly. I feel as though my...
The gifts are on their way and I’m so excited about them! It might be the cutest gift we’ve ever given at an Our Time event – which is a stretch, because we have had a lot of super cute things over the years. The Our Time Texas Beach Party is coming up and I...
It has been a thought in the forefront of my mind for the whole month of July, as my husband and I have been attempting our first extended vacation, some time away from church for these 30 days. I have finished reading a book by Wayne Cordeiro, titled Leading On Empty, and it has really...
We hear it all the time, don’t we? “Protect the environment”! As temporary residents of planet earth, most of us realize the importance of being good stewards of what we will eventually pass on to future generations. So we make healthy choices, like reducing the things we waste, like recycling, like reusing items we would’ve...
The process that leads us to prayer is often complex. Placing our petitions before the throne of grace is not always our first inclination unless we have trained ourselves to do it. I believe that prayer is just one of the actions we can take to spur change in our lives. When we are worried,...
“She floats through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young girl on the flying trapeze…” I grew up knowing the tune of that little song my whole life. The pop singer Pink has been performing her music from high in the air while doing a trapeze act for a while now. When...
Last week I told you about the book I’ve been reading, Secrets of Powerful Women. In it, Betsy Myers writes, “The four key lessons for young people are very simple: Become an expert in your job or policy area. Become known as someone who has a positive attitude and is wonderful to work with. Become...
“I just want to get married and have a normal life.” That’s what the girl on Twitter said. The more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. I just kept thinking, why would you want to settle for normal? When we have the potential for greatness and wonder planted within us, normal will...
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