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 […]

On my way to speak at a Casa de Dios, a HUGE mega-church in Guatemala, I kept trying to roll down my window. I told my driver (a cute little soccer mom), “Hey, my window won’t roll down. I think the child lock is on.” She calmly assured me, “Oh, it’s not a child lock. […]

On the track at the Talladega Superspeedway, they told me to LISTEN to the guy on the headset! “Don’t go until HE tells you to!” (How am I supposed to trust a guy I’ve never seen? You know what I’m saying?) That was my SPOTTER. He told me what to do so I didn’t get […]