I am a huge admirer of the saint, Archbishop Desmund Tutu, who said, “I believe with a steadfast faith that there can never be a situation that is utterly totally hopeless. Hope is deeper and very close to unshakeable. To choose hope is to step
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You are invited to a very special evening this Wednesday, November 8th at 6:30pm. It will be a night to fill up your soul. Two of my favorite singer songwriters in Nashville will perform. There will be inspiring conversation and maybe even a love muffin
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Hope is belief, but it is also hard work! Life is never going to be perfect or go exactly as you and I would like. I do believe we have some agency over our daily existence. Following are the five things I shared with my
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I would like to begin today by speaking about my dreams and the people who helped me realize them! My first job out of college was working for Saatchi & Saatchi in New York City. We shared a building with the most respected publishing house,
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I am not alone in feeling the world has come undone. God surely is weeping for us. "Love God and love your neighbor," so simple and yet we continue to miss the mark. I am weary from all the violence in my neighborhood and many
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I am excited to share my Fall Bookstack with you. Nothing makes me happier than losing myself in a good story. A book finds a place on my permanent bookshelf if its characters continue to live inside my head and heart long after the final
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When we are stretched, frenetic, frazzled, with little inner peace, it is plain hard to bring our best selves to the world. Jesus said, “My peace I give you, I don’t give as the world gives.” He knew what we were up against in the
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I wrote this prayer early Sunday morning for church. After the service, someone came up to me and said, "Thank you for reminding me I have a little of heaven in me." We are more than our current circumstances, our insecurities, our flawed humanity. Embroidered
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This past spring tested me in mind, body and spirit. Four tragic funerals. I was soul-flat. The pain and suffering had worn down the leather soles of my faith. Instead of panicking, I got quiet. I have been here before. This summer, I found myself
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I have some exciting news! I have a new book coming out this Fall: Soulfull, A Devotional for the Mind, Body and Spirit. It is the realization of a big dream of mine with lots of heart and prayers behind it. We all need hope—every
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