I prayed to God for more speaking engagements. He answered! This summer alone our ministry has received 5 speaking engagement requests and arranged for me to attend a conference as well as a speaking and writing workshop. Most of these events are occurring between the months of August 2018 and October 2018. The preparation is as fun as it is demanding. That being said, I’m going to bed. As in . . . I will not be writing a formal blog post this week. I’ve always tried to practice the art of Continue Reading
Distractions
It is amazing how heavy my limbs feel as the household duties start to pile up. Or how I all of a sudden want to randomly chat with a friend the closer I get to the deadline for an assignment. And my “really quick sneak peeks” at the latest social media feeds usually turn into 30 to 45 minutes of me scrolling mindlessly when I could have used that time to do something a wee bit more productive. Or how about the difficult interaction with a colleague I keep reliving when I could be in bed Continue Reading
Good Grief
I recently heard about the sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy young lady. She was a wife and mother of 4 young girls. From what I've heard, her heart stopped. At 39-years-old it just stopped beating. Two days prior she was at a celebration with all of her extended family being loved on as she and her immediate family of 6 prepared to relocate to another state to take advantage of a great career opportunity. And four days later those same family members were standing around her Continue Reading