Fear. We talk about it quite a bit, don’t we, my friends? We can be afraid of so much, and yet when we face it head on, we find it is often just smoke and mirrors, an itty-bitty Chihuahua whose bark is artificially amplified from behind the curtain. Today I am sharing a story I wrote […]
Pulling back the curtain on my marriage
April 12, 2013 By 22 Comments
While I reluctantly admit I am older—in years only, but not in spirit!—I still had never heard of Old School Blogging. Apparently in that internet land practically before time itself, before Twitter and Pinterest and so much other social media, bloggers would write cute and informative posts about themselves so you could get […]
Chance the rapids and dance the tide
March 25, 2013 By 31 Comments
Holley Gerth has asked us dreamers for a glimpse into our typical day, and how we see God’s hand in the small and ordinary. Come on in, have some coffee and cookies, and join us! I tend to put my happy glasses on in the morning and view the world through them most every […]
A Letter to the God-sized Dreamers
March 4, 2013 By 29 Comments
Dear fellow dreamer of dreams, bearer of so much wonderfully amazing possibility, How are you today? I mean, really, how are you? Are you still feeling that stirring in your soul, that pull to step out into your dream? That same dream that gives you the heebie-jeebies and makes you short of […]
Miss Goody Two Shoes and Party Boy-30 years later
February 26, 2013 By 42 Comments
I never should have been in the bar that night. It was like going into the grocery store when you haven’t eaten all day. Everything looks way better than it really is, and you gravitate towards the stuff that isn’t very good for you. And so it was the night I met my husband. […]
Love by the Book-Part 2
February 18, 2013 By 5 Comments
Welcome to Part Two of Love by the Book! If you missed Part One, you can find it here. If you read it last week and took action, I’d love to have you share in the comments how it helped. In honor of love and marriage and to help grow stronger and more satisfying relationships, […]
Love by the Book-Part 1
February 11, 2013 By 30 Comments
In honor of February, the month of L-O-V-E, I am sharing an updated, two-part, version of a post I wrote last year. I have added resources in the hope that you are more easily able to find more successful ways to communicate with your husband. Did you know that there is an entire […]
Moving from Scaredy Cat to Too Darn Happy
February 4, 2013 By 48 Comments
Folks tend to be curious about how I came to be here as a helper and encourager, so today I’m sharing my story. It’s not nice and neat, and parts are kind of embarrassing, probably much like yours and anyone else’s. My hope is that you draw encouragement to step out to follow your dreams, […]
Your OneWord is calling-Time to answer!
January 21, 2013 By 18 Comments
Did you play Marco Polo when you were little? I remember being blindfolded in the pool—who thought that was a good idea?—calling out “Marco!” and my brothers and sisters would swim all over the pool, laughing in answer “Polo!” My joy would give way quickly to frustration as my siblings continually eluded me. I […]
God-Sized Dreams
January 7, 2013 By 52 Comments
Another New Year has arrived! To paraphrase the Grinch: Let’s blow our flu-flubers and bang our tar-tinkers! Let’s shriek, squeak and squeal, racing round on our wheels and dance with jin-tinglers tied onto our heels! Uh huh. Is that what you are thinking, or are you hiding under the bed with your pet dust […]
