When Every Day Is a Flare:
5 Things I’ve Learned About Living with Chronic Stress
Every time I see my dermatologist, we end up having the same conversation. I have a skin condition that affects my face and ears, and when stress increases, it flares. My dermatologist prescribes a cream and tells me to use it "during flares." The problem is that my...
Why Grief Never Fully Goes Away
(And Why That’s Not a Bad Thing)
Some losses are so significant they divide your life into before and after. They alter the landscape of your days. They change how you think, how you pray, how you move through the world. Even when life continues, something inside you knows it is not quite the same....
How to Stop Caring What Other People Think and Obey God Fully
One of the greatest forms of bondage in life is constantly managing other people’s opinions. Trying to avoid criticism, misunderstanding, and embarrassment is exhausting. Please understand, the last thing I want to do is hurt people. I care about loving people well....
The Hardest Part of Becoming Is Staying Soft
For a long time, I thought “becoming” mostly meant achieving. Becoming stronger. More accomplished. More influential, capable, and respected. And while none of those things are inherently wrong, life has slowly been teaching me something deeper. Becoming is also about...
Trusting God’s Timing:
It Isn’t Late, It’s Strategic
There are seasons in leadership when you don’t need more advice. You need reassurance. Because you’re doing what you know to do. You’re showing up. You’re praying. You’re leading. You’re making the best decisions you can with the information you have. And still…...
How to Develop Tenacity as a Leader:
Following God’s Direction When It’s Hard
I was talking with my former assistant and close friend, Erika. In the middle of our conversation, she asked me a question that made me pause: “What is it within you that creates that tenacity you have? What drives that?” I didn’t have a polished answer ready. I...
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