I placed the uncooked spaghetti and marinara sauce into my cart and kept wheeling around the store. My eyes were sunken and glassy from allergies and lack of sleep. My hair? Rat’s have made actual nests that looked more appealing. I might have[...]
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I sat down with a notebook and my hot sweetened coffee. I wanted to resist the new year b.s. and all the goals and new things but I had to succumb. There is something amazing about a new season and a new page. There is something healing and magi[...]
I went into urgent care with a looming feeling. My chills and body aches were almost so uncontrollable that I was shaking. This isn’t normal I thought - this isn’t just a cold. I sat there for the inevitable 45 minutes and finally was seen b[...]
The day after I agreed to take on a new role that would have me driving 4 hours round trip in Los Angeles traffic every Tuesday, I thought I had made a mistake. I called my husband in tears as I spiraled anxiously out of control. What if some[...]
I was taught by one of my mentors to never leave a meeting without asking the other person, “So, what keeps you up at night?” It’s a harmless way to ask what someone’s needs are while also learning about their heart and their priorities.[...]
"The joy in believing" is my new favorite concept. I heard it in regard to a prominent pastor that passed away, but it clicked as a much larger concept than Christianity can claim alone. It reminds me of a concept I learned in college called, Th[...]
One of the themes of my life the past six years has been, "Bloom where you are planted". I wanted to leave Orange County the moment I arrived. I let the preconceived notions I had become realities, and settled into this place with judgements[...]