I absolutely love talking with people about their unique strengths and purpose. As I learn more about who I am and how I was created, I’m realizing how much I enjoy spending time with others, encouraging us all to recognize and live out our worth. For the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with understanding […]
Checking Out, Dulling the Pain, and Skimming the Tears
I love to read. Historical fiction, legal dramas, suspense, mysteries, and spy novels tend to pique my interest the most. My favorite way to spend a day off would be curled up in a hammock with a book I can’t put down. Great stories take me to places I can’t easily go, enveloping me in […]
Filling My Cup in an Unexpected (Unwanted?) Way
There’s a lot of discussion about “filling our cups” when we feel depleted, within both spiritual and secular literature. A quick Google search led me to these common sentiments: Have you ever felt like you had nothing left to give? At that point, your cup is empty. To fill your cup means to replenish those […]
Stop, Listen, and Learn
It has been hugely humbling and stretching to parent precious Black lives amidst recent BLM events. When we first took classes to become foster parents almost 12 years ago, the trainer asked all participants to consider how our families would respond to us parenting kids that looked different than we did. My initial response was […]
What’s this Season’s Theme Song?
You know those icebreakers people like to do at the start of meetings? They seem even more prevalent now, with virtual meetings. I’ve been asked more than a few times to name my current theme song. Popular responses I’ve heard include R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” and Gloria Gaynor’s […]