I’m learning to love the beginning of the New Year! It feels like a fresh start—a clean slate full of possibilities, dreams, and plans for the year ahead. It’s an exciting time for me, coming right after the Christmas season, which has always been my favorite. I love the festivities, the lights, the smells, being […]
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Are You in Awe and Wonder or Ahh and Wondering This Christmas?
Christmas is a season of contrasts. On one hand, it’s an invitation to awe and wonder—the kind of amazement that comes from marveling at God’s works and His love for us. On the other hand, it can leave many of us saying, “Ahh…”—a sigh born of exhaustion, being overwhelmed, or even deep questioning. We may […]
A Thanksgiving Reminder: Making Memories To Look Back On
One More Cup of Coffee Recently, I returned to places with treasured memories from when Leeboy was alive. As I retraced familiar steps—the beach where we watched sunsets and had Thanksgiving on the beach one year, the coffee shop where we worked side-by-side, the neighborhood where we took daily walks, and our favorite taco stand—great […]
Have You Ever Been Hijacked?
Yikes… I have! And I’ll bet most of you have too. I’m referring to whenever someone takes control of a conversation, redirecting it to serve their own narrative. “Hijacking” a conversation is a power move, often unintentional, but it shifts the focus from the original purpose to the needs of the hijacker. The second step […]
The Power of Listening: Lessons from My Own Grief
A few years ago, after Leeboy passed, I was deep in grief and wanted to tell people about my son. I wanted others to know about my loss. This is a deep yearning for everyone who has lost a loved one. It’s the inspiration and topic of many books, blogs, movies, podcasts, sermons, and small […]
“Incrementalism” Can Bring Us Together
America has not been this divided and disconnected since the Civil War. We live in an “Us vs Them” view of solutions to social problems. Opposing solutions that require big changes in the way we see things are not working. But, maybe by focusing instead on small changes that build upon one another, over time we […]