Concerts In The Car Quick update: I'm still not on the beach, in the Caribbean. "No Woman, No Cry" did get blasted in my car a time or two, and I may or may not have been singing along at the top of my lungs, with other drivers looking over at me having my own concert session. Last week I shared my personal frustrations, which allowed me to take a step back and reflect. Walking into this week, I would remind that version of me that through all of my adversities, God has never failed me yet....
13 days ago • 2 min read
Are You There, God? Last week I touched on joy. This week, well, quite frankly, I'm finding myself feeling frustrated. I've reached my creative plateau. I'm throwing in the towel. Saying farewell. Okay, not really, but that's how I feel. I've put in some time being absorbed, and now I have these completely absurd thoughts creeping in. Is that you, God, or am I crazy? Either could be true at this point. Ever been called to something you don't feel qualified for? Let's rephrase. Ever thought,...
20 days ago • 2 min read
A Dose of Joy There are few things I enjoy as much as a really good laugh. You know the one. You try to finish the story and can't get the words out. Or something catches you so off guard that hours later you're chuckling to yourself at a red light. On most days I am laughing at myself, literally. Just this week, I realized what a hot mess I can be, overthinking things I have absolutely no power over in the current moment. So I'll create an even more unrealistic scenario in my head and bust...
27 days ago • 1 min read
A Time to Rest... What thoughts come to your mind when you think about the word rest? I’m not speaking about the kind of rest we look for when we’re completely exhausted. I mean the kind we may often forget we need well before the level of exhaustion hits. I’ve been deep in my creative mind lately. Ideas are flowing, things are taking shape, and there’s a lot of excitement happening inside me about the direction I’m headed in. It’s a good place to be. It’s also a place where I can easily keep...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
When Life Hands You Pivots I've been thinking a lot about the word pivot lately. It's funny how a word can suddenly start showing up everywhere. Over the last few months, I've seen and heard it used in conversations about careers, relationships, personal growth, and life in general. Each time, something about hearing it stayed with me. I’m beginning to understand why. A pivot is a change in direction. Change can be viewed as failure, or an error in judgment from a previous wrong direction....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
The Moments We Get to Keep This week, my daughter and grandson came to visit, and my heart feels a little fuller because of it. My daughter was so sweet and made us all dinner one evening so we could sit down and enjoy a meal together as a family. It doesn’t cease to amaze me that she's a mom now. Watching the way she loves her son is one of those things that quietly takes my breath away. She is gentle, kind, and patient with him; there is so much love in the way she cares for him. I couldn't...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Rebuilding Something Meaningful There’s a different kind of excitement that comes from building something with intention. This week I've found myself pouring energy back into Shameless Voices. Page by page and I'm watching it take shape again. It's exciting, but it's also deeply personal. The first version of this body of art came from a completely different season of my life. This version is growing from a season of clarity beyond what I could have seen or fathomed back then. I've healed in...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Someone Thought of Me Today This week, my phone buzzed with a text from someone I hadn’t heard from in quite a while. It was a simple message, and before I even finished reading it, I caught myself smiling. There was something comforting about knowing that, somewhere in the middle of an ordinary day, I had crossed someone else’s mind. It’s easy to assume everyone is busy living their own lives. We lose touch, schedules change, and weeks turn into months. Then a message arrives out of the...
2 months ago • 1 min read