I don’t actually have a lot of problems with competition. I have the occasional twinge of jealousy, but I immediately channel it into a note, an encouraging comment on Facebook, or a text. What gets me is comparison and not measuring up. I’m not as good as that person. That effort wasn’t as good as […]
In the lead up to the release of my new novel, Amazing Grace, some friends have been brave enough to share their confessions. Confessions of domestic violence, abuse, an eating disorder, and miscarriage are often stories of shame, fear, and secrets. We often feel like we are the only ones who silently suffer, the only ones who […]
100 Day Creative Challenge Day 44: Leap of Faith Whether you have a particular faith or not, you will take leaps of faith on a daily basis. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1 Creating anything is an adventure […]
100 Day CreativeChallenge: Day 35 Finding Your Brave I never met Ruthee Elisabeth Carnegie, but her words have impacted me. Her life has spoken to me thorough the lives of several of my friends. She battled with cancer for the last couple of years yet she inspired her friends to live life with fragrance and […]
#35 Days of Dares #18 Dare to Be Brave Being brave is not about never feeling scared. I don’t know how many times my body has frozen rigid in fear and yet stepped out to do something brave. I like this quote by Nelson Mandela: I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, […]
