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With most holidays, I am always rushing ahead. At Christmas, I get so caught up in all that has be done, I almost miss the day itself. I have to admit, I’m always a little let down when it’s all said and done. But there is something different about Easter. Mysteriously, what appears to be the end is really just the beginning.  With my time more relaxed these days, I did something different this year during the week of Easter. I followed Jesus and his […]

Yes, it is Monday and my blog is early. But this is no ordinary week. This is the week leading up to Easter. This is Holy Week and Sunday’s coming! If you look up ahead, you can see the crowds waving their palm branches, shouting “Hosanna, Hosanna!” Look a little further and you will see Sunday where we will gather at the tomb and rejoice that Christ the Lord has risen! There is hope in looking ahead. The temptation, though, is to rush ahead. If […]

It’s an odd time to think about community in the midst of crisis where we are required to be isolated. However, community is the only way we are going to get through this. There’s a quote from my book, The Me Disease, that says, “When we enter into relationships with one another, we move outside ourselves and into community. When we move into community with one another, we meet God. This is the me2We.” God created us for community. In the midst of this crisis, […]

These are unusual times and it is understandable why you might be afraid. With one big storm bearing down on us, you may feel like there is no where to run. However, in the midst of every crisis, there are lessons we can learn. Today, I want to encourage you, whether you are in an actual storm, a physical storm of the body or mind, a financial crisis or a marital meltdown, there is always one place you can run. Run to Jesus. In the […]

It’s been a little over a week since I spoke at a women’s conference in SC and so much has changed. With friends struggling over work and money, parents adapting to children at home and online classrooms, as well as others battling life-threatening illnesses, things are changing and changing fast. But things are always changing. Whether you are facing a health, financial or family crisis, I want to offer you a little bit of hope today. Because there is one thing that never changes, God! […]

Today, I’m rejoicing at another new beginning. I just got back from speaking at a Women’s Conference in SC and God continues to bring new things to me. Each one is stretching and growing me. However, growth is not that comfortable. Upon arrival at the Women’s Conference, I found the whole place decorated in the colors of my book. Blue table clothes adorned with yellow sunflowers hand made out of tissue paper as the center pieces. The event was big and beautiful. It overwhelmed me, […]