In the first grade, I think we start asking kids the WRONG question. “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” I watch people, all the time, that walk through life totally frustrated because there’s this thing THEY want to do. But NEVER in the Bible, does God EVER say, “My dear […]

I was driving down the road, just thinking about all the things I’d been looking forward to. But, it seemed like everything was going up in SMOKE! I know— I’m NOT perfect! I know— I STILL have work to do! I just wanted to yell out loud. “I KNOW I’ve screwed up! OKAY? But, when […]

I remember a guy I once dated, who I confided in and told part of my story to. Immediately— he was OUT! But, the fact that he “bailed” on me was good because it just brought all that junk to the surface more quickly. Sometimes, we feel ashamed and swear that we’re never going to […]

In high school, I thought things were FINALLY starting to go my way. I was a varsity cheerleader. (Kind of my dream, especially for a girl almost six-foot-tall.) I got to wear the cute outfit and I earned the lead in our high school musical. Things seemed to be going really great for me! And […]

 Have you ever let the PAIN from your past keep you from living your best life? I have. In my first marriage, I got HURT! (No, literally—he herniated the C7 disc in my neck!) I’m probably not supposed to do crazy things like— oh, I don’t know—bungee jump off a bridge! Could I REALLY […]