Hey friend! Today I was on the Cultivate webinar with my friend Lara, and we talked about the stress and strain of the holidays, all that comes with Christmas, travel and family in town. She asked me about how it can trigger our self-doubts and the weight of it all. I thought about you and wondered if maybe […]
So I was thinking…
EVER FEEL LIKE YOU’LL NEVER MEASURE UP? Does your heart sometimes feel torn between longing for a life filled with hope, healthy relationships, meaning and more, while barely doing the best you can with the unpredictable, ordinary and sometimes overwhelming reality of every day? If so, I was thinking how much I would love to […]
When Thanks Is Hard to Give
I dropped my body into my favorite chair and stretched out my legs, hoping the soft embrace of my chaise lounge would comfort more than my tired bones. After two months, and more than 10 assessments with our 8-year-old little girl who has special needs, my husband and I met with her school’s IEP team and developmental specialists to discuss […]
My Pattern of Thought
It’s usually very subtle. Sometimes I’ll think about something I want to do or sense God calling me to, and I’ll just get that awful, insecure feeling. Out of the blue, uncertainty will wash over me as doubt whispers to my heart, You can’t do that. You’re not good enough. Too many times I’ve gone along with […]
When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
Have you ever had that awful, sinking feeling of not being enough . . . not smart enough or good enough? For weeks I had felt inadequate and incompetent about everything — from the way I parented to the way I served God in ministry to the way I organized my time and my life. It […]