Do you hear that?? Silence. Somedays, the silence is too short, or it’s been too long since I’ve heard it. Other days, I feel like that’s all I hear, and it can be deafening. When you’re walking through a difficult season, the waiting for it to end can be hard. You may feel like God… Continue reading Welcome to the Wilderness
Category: Devotional
You Are Strong
“You are so strong.” That’s what a sweet friend of mine said to me this morning. Those words rolled around in my mind and stayed with me after our conversation had ended, and I rode the elevator to my room. “You are strong.” Her comment reminded me about the statements I tell my kids most… Continue reading You Are Strong
C.O.F.F.E.E.
Coffee…six little letters…count them..six. So small..so insignificant, it should hardly merit a mention. But for me, it’s roots have burrowed deep in my heart. Maybe your six little letters don’t spell coffee. Maybe your letters spell Facebook, Candy Crush or Pinterest? Maybe they spell Amazon-I mean, who doesn’t love Amazon Prime? Maybe your letters are… Continue reading C.O.F.F.E.E.
I’ve Got This!
When was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and said, “I’ve got this!” Been awhile? To be honest, it’s been awhile for me too. In a year of more change and unknowns than I’ve experienced in quite a while, the idea of ‘I’ve got this’ has been pretty far from my… Continue reading I’ve Got This!
Fear Not!
After 14 years in pharmaceutical sales, I was ending the third week in June 2016 going through a review for a future promotion. That following week, one week exactly from being told ‘you’re exactly the kind of person we want to keep and promote at this company,’ I received a call that was quite literally,… Continue reading Fear Not!
Live Like You’re Loved!
You ever hear a song on the radio and something about it strikes a chord within you? You automatically have that overwhelming feeling of ‘truth’. That was me yesterday afternoon as I was in my car driving from one appointment to the next when Hawk Nelson’s song, Live Like You’re Loved played on the radio.… Continue reading Live Like You’re Loved!
“You’re NOT Invited” A Gift of Love
I’m not sure why some people always seem like they fit in and others always seem to struggle finding their group-their ‘tribe’. From the time I was little, I always seemed to be a wanderer when it came to finding friends. Sometimes, I’d have 1-2 close friends I’d spend time with and other times, I… Continue reading “You’re NOT Invited” A Gift of Love
How Do I Know What Kind of Seed I Am (Part Two):
If your seed is your calling, and God has given EVERYONE a calling on their life; then how, exactly, do we uncover ours? In the first part of “Knowing Your Seed”, we discussed two important steps: seeking God daily and planting yourself in the church as you begin to give away the very thing you’re… Continue reading How Do I Know What Kind of Seed I Am (Part Two):
How Do I Know What Kind of Seed I Am?
Cynthia Occelli said, “For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” But isn’t that the way God works sometimes? He rarely changes us the way we might wish-the… Continue reading How Do I Know What Kind of Seed I Am?
Planting Yourself in ‘Good’ Soil:
In the last blog, we talked about the importance of germinating our leadership by being ‘planted’. Now, it’s knowing our soil type so that we’re planted in ‘good’ soil. There are a couple of points to keep in mind to determine if your soil is ‘good’. Who knew soil could be so interesting? First,… Continue reading Planting Yourself in ‘Good’ Soil:
Germinating Your Leadership-Planting Yourself
I know what you’re thinking, what in the world does germination have to do with leadership? In a word, EVERYTHING. Just like you, seeds have everything they need to sprout when the time is right built inside their shells. And when you look at the science behind seed germination, the focus is all about the… Continue reading Germinating Your Leadership-Planting Yourself
Rooted Leaders 