Living God's plan for your life
Stages of spiritual maturity…Where are you?
As a coach and pastor’s wife, I really enjoy working with women who want to live intentionally and align their life with God’s desires for them. One of the most exciting things is to watch them grow spiritually and deepen their faith. It’s sometimes easy to begin...
My big dream
My big dream is to have a small, farm-like setting with a red barn for my coaching and counseling center. I envision sunflowers growing outside and a big porch with rocking chairs and a porch swing. I even know the colors I’ll use and how it will “look” and “feel”...
They called him David
David I realized what I had just heard, and for a brief moment, the world around me stood still. At least, that’s what it felt like. My oldest son, Isaac, is a college student majoring in both English and Theater. We went to his campus last week, about 4 hours away,...
Green Beans and Grief
Today I had green beans — and that’s all it took. I immediately thought of Mom. They tasted a lot like hers did. Triggers. Grief seems to be full of them. They can come out of nowhere and ambush you. Sometimes it’s the most unsuspecting things– like green...
What makes your heart sing?
Have you ever stopped to reflect on what gives you true joy in life and makes your heart sing? We’re all unique, so our answers to that question will also be unique. When you were a child, what kinds of things made you happy? What about now? What brings a smile to...
It’s ok not to be perfect
Confession time: I usually strive for excellence or for things to be perfect in many areas of my life. Who can relate? ( We’ve probably all been there at one time or another.) We can be so driven that we set the bar too high. We often hold ourselves to higher...
Do your relationships drain or inspire you?
It really is true. Some people inspire us, while others completely drain us. Have you ever noticed that? Our happiness, success and failure in life are greatly influenced by the people whom we spend our time with. We’re typically happier and more successful when...
Have you set any goals for 2014?
It’s that time again…..the New Year. Time for “resolutions”. It’s the time when people think of fresh starts, making changes and planning how they would like their life to be. We start off with great intentions and lofty plans for the year. We just know that this...
Should you take on another commitment?
If you’re like me, your life is probably pretty busy. There are so many things we can be involved in and before we know it, we can easily be maxed out and in over our heads. Many of them are “have to’s” and others are just wants or desires… things we enjoy, would...
The 12 Dates Challenge
We have 7 children. Last weekend I jokingly put on Facebook that we were on a “date” because we had no children with us–even if we were only on our way to buy toilet paper because our littlest guy had put all of ours into the toilet. But hey, “no kids = date” when...
