Extra. Ordinary.

On Saturday, my friend Alece, came to stay with me and go see the Help Haiti Live Compassion benefit. Needless to say we had a great time. The concert was incredible. And I absolutely adore spending time with Alece. She is easy to be around, smart, authentic, and just a little sassy. But do you […]

A Plea for Help

Late last week, my friend Trish called. She needed my help. Her plans had suddenly changed and she was scrambling to find folks to keep an eye on her three boys over the weekend. She asked if I would be willing to hang out with them on Sunday night. It was such an easy assignment. […]

Miscellaneous Thoughts from Thirty Thousand Feet

Right now I am making the journey home after three long-but-amazing days in New York City for the O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing conference. And while I am feeling the pressure to get out a thought-provoking blog post, I feel like all my circuits are…well, a little overloaded. Here’s are just a few of […]

Picking Up and Laying Down Roots

I moved to Nashville two and a half years ago to work for Thomas Nelson. It was a big move for me. BIG. I had been in Birmingham, Alabama, for eight years. Birmingham was my place. I built a life there. I built a home there. And candidly I was not certain that the Nashville […]

Reflections on a Year of Blogging

I love how anniversaries, birthdays, and seasons serve as a reminder to reflect on where you started, how far you’ve come, and where you want to go. It seems crazy that just a year ago I began blogging. It all began with a short post that shows exactly how little I knew about the journey […]

Nice…Bordering On Creepy

Sitting behind our computers or our smartphones tends to bring out the BOLD in each of us. This is one of the things I love most about Social Media. I meet strangers everyday. I go out of my way to compliment people I have never met. I know what thousands of people are up to […]

Drafting Blueprints, Part 6

Time for another “Blueprints” post. If you haven’t been following along, here is a basic overview and links to the first 5 points. My “Blueprint” series is essentially a mechanism for me to start thinking through my life goals. And as hard humiliating as it is to admit some of the things I want to […]

6 Women to Watch (Blissdom Style)

Last week I went to my first blogging conference, Blissdom. I had a blast. Okay, maybe that is a slight exaggeration. Really I left feeling kind of really overwhelmed. It was a lot of women. And a lot of information. But I would go again in a heartbeat. I learned. I was inspired. And I […]

Going to Get My Bliss On

I am headed to Blissdom… Blissdom is the premiere conference for women who find and express their bliss by publishing online.  Blissdom ‘10, our third conference, is a welcoming oasis in the ever-changing blogging world. Speakers and panels featuring the best blogging, public relations and social media pros will be gathering to mentor new and […]