While I have embraced the word “dude “{because dude just works}, complained about being “freezing” when the temperature was well above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and added a ”the” before mentioning an interstate, still I am not sure I ever fully adapted to Orange County lifestyle. Here are seven clues: 1. I never took my dog […]
As I prepare to embark on another cross-country move, I am struck with how solitary, lonely if I dare say it, journeys can be. It is strange, and a little ironic, because past, present and future days are overflowing with friends and family. But yet crossing the bridge from the land of sun, surf and […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
Lately I have been oddly intrigued by the idea of liminal space. Liminal space is a place where boundaries dissolve and we stand on a threshold, getting ourselves ready to move across the limits of what we were into what we are to becoming. It seems like there should be a finite moment between here and […]
As I spent time over-analyzing myself earlier today {too bad I can’t figure out how to make a career out of self-analysis…I’d be rich}, I realized that I am in the midst of a mini identity crisis. With so much new, and so little old, I am struggling to pinpoint who I am, what I […]
