21 11, 2017

When You Don’t Feel Thankful

By |2017-11-21T13:03:51+00:00November 21st, 2017|Thanksgiving|

This is a safe place, right? Well here's the deal: I genuinely want to jump into Thanksgiving with an overflowing heart of gratefulness. I really do. But one friend just buried her brother, another got laid off three days before Thanksgiving, and another [...]

12 10, 2017

How Do We Grow?

By |2017-10-12T10:03:18+00:00October 12th, 2017|Encouragement|

My eight-year-old daughter, Hallie, still can’t wrap her arms even halfway around the giant oak in our yard. Our little farmhouse was built in 1930—the first in this square mile—many, many moons ago. She looks like a pint-sized ant standing [...]

17 02, 2017

Breaking the Assembly Line

By |2017-02-17T12:40:53+00:00February 17th, 2017|Inspiration|

Sometimes life feels less like a daring adventure and more like an assembly line. Wash the clothes. Pack the lunches. Make the deadline. Gas the car. Ride the treadmill. Scratch the to-do list. Buy the groceries. Wrangle the inbox. Change [...]

24 01, 2017

Aiming For What Matters

By |2017-01-24T06:40:12+00:00January 24th, 2017|Inspiration|

It’s a new year—with new dreams, new challenges, and (like it or not) a new president. As we approach the end of January my gym is still decently full, which I happen to find bittersweet (sweet because people are taking [...]

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