A few weeks ago, I got pretty vulnerable when I put a portion of my story out into the world. The vulnerability hangover, a Brené Brown...

**This post contains discussion of child sexual abuse and religious trauma** All-American Girl As I leaned my head full of baby-soft hair...

A cold hush fell over the room. It was one of those feelings comparable to getting knocked from the shoulder tops of your chicken-playing

Earlier this week, I was able to speak to a group of students about writing. Since being out of the classroom for a few years now, I’ve...

Last year, my oldest child graduated from college. Soon, my youngest will graduate from high school. When I started this journey of...

I've loved reading since before I could make out words written on the page myself. There was something magical about a story being read...

Do you love going to your job every day? I hope you do! For many years, I absolutely did. So, since leaving my full-time job in 2017,...

Have you ever gotten lost in a spreadsheet or presentation and been paralyzed by the thought that your work doesn't really matter? You...

Has your teenager ever told you to give them space? I know mine have. It's funny how we tend to spend so much time trying to protect and...

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I've been thinking a bit about my previous blog post, Answering the Call to Courage. I honestly asked myself why I felt compelled to...

Have you watched Brené Brown's Netflix special, The Call to Courage yet? If not, don't worry, you still have time. It's only been up since

I think it's a little bit ironic that I'm entitling this post the way I have. If you've subscribed to my website, the current free...

I stand gazing out the kitchen window. Leafy droplets descend from trees, fluttering across the open space of a still-green lawn as they...

This writing thing is throwing me for a loop. I know. Kinda sucks. I'm a writer. I recently had someone ask me if I feel pressured to...

Growing up I was taught to have faith in God. I separated that from having faith in people because along with a faith in God it was...

This summer we had the opportunity to visit Switzerland. O.M.G. Switzerland (said in softest whisper). I was breathless most of the time....