Captivating Heart 2013 is coming!
Last September, I attended a conference called Captivating Heart and although I was sick the whole weekend, I learned a few things about who I am in God that has revolutionized my thinking–both about...
View ArticleLearning lessons about faith, leadership and football at #SWElite7on7
One of the most common questions for an adult to be asked when meeting another adult is “what do you do?,” implying what is the person’s occupation. When someone finds out that I’m a writer, they...
View ArticleA lonely night in 2007 that birthed a poem
I recently was looking through some old blog posts I’d saved from my MySpace page before shutting it down and discovered a poem I wrote in 2007. I am no longer in this “place” but I know in my...
View ArticleCaptivating: A heart of understanding
The idea of an identity crisis is a dramatic, sometimes overused concept in my opinion. That is, until you experience it. When you go through having that shift in your understanding of who you...
View ArticleCaptivating: White rocks and new names
“And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.” -Revelations 2:17b The names God has given me as of...
View ArticleCaptivating Heart: Amazement and delight
One afternoon as I was sitting in the Captivating Heart retreat, I felt the urge to process my feelings and thoughts the best way I know how, in writing. When I do this, I write with abandon. I don’t...
View Article‘There is freedom’ (a few thots about Independence Day and our nation)
I received a $25 gift certificate from Family Christian in exchange for a post about the Fourth of July. All editorial direction, opinions, and thoughts are my own. All the photos are mine and all the...
View ArticleExperience Captivating Heart this October. You will not regret it
About a year ago, I attended the leadership retreat for the Captivating Heart Women’s Retreat. We were preparing the final details of the 2014 retreat and it was also a chance for the leadership team...
View ArticleWhat is spiritual abuse?
When I first heard the term “spiritual abuse,” I think somewhere deep down I thought it was some term a therapist trying to sell a book coined. What I learned, however, is that spiritual abuse is real...
View ArticleLeaving a world of spiritual abuse: my prayers for the Phelps-Roper sisters
Last week, the world learned that one of the most notorious “churches” in all of America lost two of its most out-spoken and prominent members: the founder’s granddaughters. (read more about it here)...
View ArticleSharing my God story … my journey of faith
I recently was blessed to have my friend Vickie Henderson interview me on her online radio show, My Journey of Faith. You may remember Vickie when she shared her story of living with Myasthenia Gravis...
View ArticleGuest posting over at Mosaic of Moms about Captivating Heart 2013
I’ve been so busy lately that I failed to share on my blog that I was able to guest post on the site Mosaic of Moms recently! I really appreciate Jennifer letting me share about my journey to...
View ArticleSharing Captivating Heart over at Coffee with Jen
Earlier this week, I was incredibly honored to guest post at my friend’s blog, Coffee with Jen. Jen and I met at a scrapbooking shindig a couple years ago but have become friends through our love...
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