You can tell a real difference between someone performing, and someone expressing.
Performing is fun to watch; expressing brings the viewer right into the moment.
Performing seeks to earn the attention; expressing doesn't care if it's there or not (and as a result, people can't look away).
Perfor...
When our youngest was a toddler, she had the cutest way of declaring that she had finished something. She'd excitedly announce, "I'm did it!!!"
To this day, any time I complete a task (especially a challenging one), I hear that adorable little enthusiastic voice in my mind and say it, too (even thoug...
God is willing to let you eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich you brought for yourself, if that's what you want.
Just know that there's an absolutely divine Wagyu Bolognese topped with burrata, basil, San Marzano tomato, pappardelle, and grilled fennel plated and waiting for you whenever you're...
I'm in a beautifully miraculous season right now, and I'm 100% certain it is not because God has decided I'm extra special and is showing Himself more to me because I won some kind of spiritual beauty contest. It is because I'm working very hard to turn (and keep turning) to Him, and remaining in ...
I was kind of a nerdy kid, and sometimes for fun I would read my dad's dictionary (you're learning a lot of fun facts about me here 😅). I still love to dig into definitions and think about how they connect with what I'm learning.
Exploring the word meaning is an interesting exercise. It appears as t...
Some criticisms are pretty funny if you actually look at what's true. One of my favorites is, "it's like you're trying to be someone you're not."
Um... exactly.
How else are we going to become stronger, wiser, kinder, more generous, more powerful, more true, more fearless...if we only try to be who ...
I stayed up later than I wanted to last night, watching TV with my husband. While I was glad to have that 1:1 time, I regretted the decision this morning. Then I remembered a song I heard, "I can do it with a broken heart," (T.Swift) and I decided I was strong enough to do today tired. It was shocki...
We hear plenty about "fairy tale endings," but no one really mentions the "fairy tale middle." If you think about it, though, that's the part we love the most -- the part where the heroine really becomes who she is meant to be. It's where Snow White meets and builds friendships with the Seven Dwarfs...
When I first started my business (out of strong necessity to help support our family while my husband was in law school), I had this fear that my decision to work from home instead of dedicate all of my attention to motherhood would break my kids.
It feels silly and a little embarrassing to admit no...
I don't know about where you live, but here in Virginia it's been a long winter. Some weeks, it's seemed like this season will never end.
But driving to church today and seeing the trees whose bare branches have started to show little hints of something new, I realized that -- even with the coldest ...
Anxiety and possibility are closely related. Both use the imagination, and both can be identified by one question:
What if...?
The difference between anxiety and possibility, then, is what the What if question is combined with.
What if + fear = anxiety (what if the stove catches on fire)
What if + hat...
There's nothing wrong with working in drafts. In fact, it's actually recommended! Make a solid attempt, step away, and come back to it with fresh eyes and new input. It'll get better and better with each pass. Progress is enough.
