Really? Just for a minute? Painfully honest? As much as I loved Catalyst… I kind of hated it. You see, I was sick. And I was tired. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. For three days people (speakers, friends, and practical strangers) poured into me. They spoke wisdom. They spoke truth. They spoke […]
First off, let me apologize for completely disappearing for the last week or so. It was never my intention to be away so long. But man, Catalyst came with a big ‘ol bang and stole every ounce of my energy. Okay, that’s enough of that… Last week I was in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Catalyst […]
Last Sunday night I was hanging out with some friends. And the evening took a turn for the bizarre and we started sharing our party tricks. You know “party tricks” right? The oh-so-random talents that are sure to be crowd-pleasures? Headstands Backbends Crazy-weird-double-jointed-movements Singing Dancing Inside-out-eyelids It was so much fun. And it made me […]
I wrote the following post a year ago today. (One of my favorite things about blogging is how it becomes a living record of where you have been, what you have done, and what you felt.) In some ways I am still struggling with this sense of unease. And in some ways I am finally […]
Yesterday it struck me how critical it is to walk through life with inspiring friends. EVERY DAY I am inspired by one of my friends. They show me how to love. They encourage me to dream big dreams. They shift my focus from fear and inadequacy to possibility and potential. They are a constant reminder that […]
I returned from Guatemala two weeks ago. Wow…two weeks…14 days…336 hours. In some ways it seems like just yesterday, in other ways it seems like a lifetime ago. On Friday, Shaun Groves sent an email to the Compasssion Bloggers Guatemala team. I’ve been laying low, reading your posts, praying for you from a distance but […]
Sometimes my singleness feels like a curse, a crazy-never-ending-not-sure-what-is-wrong-with-me-but-surely-it-is-something-obvious-why-won’t-anyone-tell-me curse. But lately instead of pouting, struggling, fighting through this season of singleness, I have been dwelling on the opportunities this season provides. I have been shifting from a posture of doubt, frustration, and impatience to a posture of trust, privilege, and hope. I have been […]
TODAY is my 34th birthday. I am not sharing this information so that I am sure to receive a slew of “birthday graffiti” on my wall but rather so I can process how I feel about getting ANOTHER YEAR OLDER. I am fine. Really I am…just fine. It is just another day. In another year…just […]
Two weeks from tomorrow I will head to Atlanta for Catalyst East. Love. It. Seriously, I can’t wait. I can’t wait to caravan down with friends. I can’t wait to be inspired. I can’t wait to hear some of today’s best speakers talk about issues that are relevant to me, my church, my leadership, and […]
I returned from Guatemala late Sunday afternoon. My first stop was the laundry room to erase the undeniable evidence from my trip, the stench of poverty. I showered and went to church. (I can’t tell you how much I love that evening service. I was desperately needing the worship and fellowship.) I grabbed yogurt with […]
