This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. I have a fear of failure. It has stopped me from trying things so many times in my life. One of my first memories of letting fear guide me happened when I was only 8 years old. My family saved up… Continue reading Fear
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. Yikes! This one is hard. I’ve been here before - worn out. I was here when I was first starting the podcast. Things were going great for this podcasting newbie. I was learning well, I was meeting new people who were… Continue reading Pride
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. Have you ever tried to drive a car with an empty gas tank? It doesn’t work! It won’t go! Have you ever run out of gas while driving? I’m a little embarrassed to say that I have! Remember how I said… Continue reading Burnout
This post is part of a series that started with this post on 2020. If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy. You can choose some real garbage things to fill your time with. But, you can also choose some really good things - family, friends, work, church, volunteering, etc. You… Continue reading Being Busy
Who is tired of talking about how difficult 2020 was? Who thinks 2021 isn’t so great either? I heard Christine Caine say that instead of talking about the horror of the pandemic/politics/social injustice of 2020, she and her family choose to see how God carried them through 2020. I like that and I’m ready to… Continue reading No More 2020
If you've heard the podcast then you know I have a "Word of the Year" every year. This word is usually revealed to me in some way before the new year begins. My word this year is SANCTUARY. (Last year was KNOWN, by the way, and we see how that turned out!) I've played with… Continue reading SANCTUARY
I want to preface this post with some information: 1-800-273-8255 is the number for LIFELINE. Please call if you are having thoughts of suicide. If you suspect a child is a victim of abuse, Childhelp's number is 1-800-4-A-CHILD. Please report responsibly. Alicia Dean and I had a difficult conversation about her childhood on Episode 13… Continue reading The One with Childhood Trauma
You are enough! It's a nice self-soothing thought. And, in one way, it's true. God made you in His image for a certain purpose. You don't have to try to be something you aren't. You are enough...in that sense. Episode 8 comes from a retreat where I spoke last spring. The theme of the retreat… Continue reading The One with Enough