Over a decade ago I did something I’d never done before. It was kinda crazy and not at all me. I asked a woman I barely knew to be my mentor. Phew! I knew of her. I knew people who knew her. She wasn’t a complete stranger, but I […]
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A few days ago I wrote about seven Christian books that have helped to make me me. Today I will share with you five secular books that have profoundly influenced me as well. As with the previous seven authors, in the pages of these books I have also […]
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I talk a lot about priorities—prayerfully deciding them and then faithfully living them. I truly believe that is the way Jesus lived. He knew what was His from His Father and what was not. Sometimes it’s hard to figure that out. This summer God has loaded up my life. His […]
Read More...This blog originally appeared on Jill and Jeremy Tracey’s blog, upsidedownfamily.com, February 7, 2014. “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” W.H. Auden I love this quote on friendship. […]
Read More...Even growing up my two best friends were almost opposite of each other and different from me. I desired to be like each of them, never quite happy with me. I had good friends in high school, but we all went separate ways after graduation. But when […]
Read More...In this month’s enewsletter I talked about firmly and kindly speaking the truth to others instead of defaulting to unhealthy communication to avoid an uncomfortable conversation. The reason most of us fret over speaking the truth is because many of us don’t hear the truth graciously. We make […]
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