You won’t want to miss the Catalyst West Conference, happening April 18-20, 2012 at Mariner’s Church in Irvine, California, where 3,500 young leaders will converge, including high-octane speakers, powerful worship, innovative programming, and an experience unlike any other. Hear from leadership authorities including Andy Stanley, Marcus Buckingham, David Platt, Erwin McManus and Craig Groeschel, along […]
A couple of years ago {it’s hard to believe I have been blogging long enough that I can refer to a post that I wrote a couple of years ago}, I wrote a post asking readers their thoughts on online dating. I loved hearing peoples’ opinions. They were fascinating. They were informative. But most of […]
I have learned one thing over the last year. (Well, I’ve probably learned more than one thing but I am only going to share one thing now.) It is my responsibility to draw healthy boundaries with the people in my life. I can’t delegate that responsibility to anyone else. And I can’t depend on the […]
Before Christmas, Jimmy Kimmel did something some might call cruel. He asked parents to give their children ‘terrible’ Christmas presents and to capture their reaction, their disappointment, and occasionally their anger, on video. Personally, I think that the videos that ensued were hilarious. (But then again I’m not going to be the one paying for […]
There is something so retrospective about the last days of the year. Any unoccupied moments leave my mind wandering to this time last year. My hopes. My dreams. My fears. And my expectations. For the holidays. And for the year which laid ahead, and now is quickly turning into history. Certain scenes while once typical, now seem […]
I know. I know. I am a little early to the party with this one. But inspiration struck as I drove home tonight, and since inspiration has been MIA lately I thought we’d take it and run with it. Here we go. 11 lessons that I learned, a few the hard way, in 2011: 1. ‘Cold’ […]
Three months ago, I joined Project 7 as the Director of Community. It’s been a wild ride (In October, Project 7 Save the Earth Fresh Mint Gum and Feed the Hungry Peppermint Mints hit the shelves at 1,500+ Walmart stores.) and we’re just getting started! It’s incredible knowing that for every product we sell tangible good […]
On Wednesday, I went to John Wayne International Airport and picked up my dog, Molly, at the baggage claim. {If you haven’t been following along, my sweet Molls has been staying with my parents for the last couple of months while I got things situated in California. And I was REALLY missing her.} After more […]
