How to Guard Yourself Against Discouragement

This past week I was feeling pretty discouraged. It happens periodically. Writing is tough. You spend hours writing, editing, and polishing. You finally put it out there and the response is good, but it pales in comparison to your effort. And, if you’re in my current...

My Spiritual Journey: Rebirth and Growing

I keep thinking I’m going to write about blessings, but God keeps having other plans. And that’s part of the point of this post. When you’re walking with God, you sometimes change directions. If you read my prior posts about my story, you know how drastically my life...

My Story Part II: The Christmas Card

As promised, here’s how God brought me to where I am today despite my difficult beginning. If you missed that post, check out My Story Part I: An Unfortunate Beginning. Many years and many bad choices brought me to a point where I was a divorced, single mom. I’d put...

A New Chapter

Last week I left the best job I’ve ever had. For over a year now, I felt a tension that just wouldn’t go away. Sometimes it was better than others, but it was always there. My pastor preached about how we’re all juggling balls. Most of us are juggling too many. And...