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Let Your SMART Goals Give Way To WISE Ones

We’re six months into 2022, halfway through the year — which means by now we should have checked off half the goals which we charted out at the beginning of the year. You know, written half the book. Run half the marathons. Lost half the weight. Cleaned out half our drawers and closets. Saved half ...

Are You Struggling to Read the Word? Part 1

The other day, a reader asked me about how I managed to stay passionate about the Word of God and focus on Scripture. It got me thinking because while reading the Word is part of my daily rhythm now, it hasn’t always been the case. There have been long seasons where dust gathered on my Bible and ...

When Your New Year Goals Begin to Crumble

Last night, I brought cake up to my bed at 10:15 pm because, hey, those leftover Christmas goodies aren’t just going to eat themselves up, are they? Someone had to clean out the fridge. So I volunteered myself. It was in the line of duty. The night before the unused potato chips from our New Year’s ...

A Letter To My Son On His 13th Birthday

Hey kid, It’s HERE! The “dreaded” teen years are upon us. Netflix shows and blog posts warn us nervous mamas that this phase will involve slammed doors, eye rolls, a vapid disinterest in all things family, and words that range from fluent sarcasm to pure venom. But somehow—call me naïve—I don’t think it’s going to play out ...

Ready to Hit Reset on 2020?

The first six months of 2020 have sneaked past us. Six months of circumstances that no one saw coming. Six months where we faced fear, uncertainty, loss, and anxiety that the coronavirus and the glorious mess of regular life brought to our tables. And now we stand at the halfway point of the year that we ...

You Are Not What You Do

Watch any online motivational video and, soon enough, you’ll hear one focal message: pursue your goals. We are told to dream big. We are persuaded that we can make that audacious dream a reality. We are convinced that our fulfillment and our identity lie wrapped up in that achievement. We are egged on to “make ...

Take Off That Cape

Have you ever felt like there’s so much on your plate that you have little choice but to roll up your sleeves and get started pronto? Like, if you don’t shoot off that email right this moment or send that text off this exact second or douse that proverbial fire now, that life will fall apart? I know I have. Whether I ...
MEET SUSAN

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