On the way to church yesterday the radio DJ spoke about how pride sometimes keeps her from experiencing what church is really about. She wakes up in the morning focused on what she’s going to wear. She focuses on how her hair looks and what her makeup looks like. During the Worship Service she worries if she looks like she’s
In his book, Leader Shift, John Maxwell reminds leaders that the environment we are on today is not necessarily the environment we will be in tomorrow. It is always changing. In order to stay ahead of the change, every leader most makes “leadershifts”. Below are a few key takeaways: You should position yourself to being able to make change. The
Did you know the average person has 60,000 thoughts a day, and 80% of them are negative? That means at the root of the things going on in our minds, there are 48,000 thoughts a day bringing us down. 48,000 things we have 100% control over, we allow to destroy us. Every. Single. Day. No wonder by the time we
We live in a world that tells us we need to become new. A world that tells us we need to look prettier, dress a certain way, drive nice cars, and obtain expensive things … all in an effort to make us feel “new”. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) reminds us, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has
My husband and I met on a private flight from TXK to SLC in 2010. He was the pilot for the Cirrus SR22 the company we worked for owned. I was a passenger. Over the course of our courtship, our careers afforded us the opportunity to fly a lot of places together on a private airplane. Flying private was a
In the summer of 2021, I saw an video play for the ReEngage | Enrich Your Marriage class at Trinity Baptist Church. One of the men talking in the video said, “We had become so good at sweeping conflict under the rug that it led to resentment and mistrust.” They are words I will never forget. There’s something else I’ll
Dear Parents, We have to do better. We have to teach our kids to embrace differences. We have to teach them not to be a bully. Over the last 12 hours I have hugged my kiddo multiple times with tears streaming down her face as she’s poured out her heart to me. “Mommy. My friends at school call you fat.”
Last night as we crawled into bed together, my husband said something. “It’s nice to be able to cuddle with you again.” For over two weeks, we had barely see one another. First because I was quarantined in the bedroom with illness before the holidays. Next, because he was. Then we spent four days visiting family, where the sleeping arrangements
Yesterday as I picked my kiddo up from a church event, I could tell she was doing everything she could not to cry. “What’s wrong kiddo?” I asked. “You forgot to remind me to wear camo tonight, so I didn’t get ice cream,” she said. “You didn’t get ice cream because you didn’t wear camo, but other kids got ice
Are you looking for an easy Cannoncini (Cream Horn) recipe that mixes “semi-homemade” with “super delicious”? This easy recipe requires only three ingredients and can be made using things you already have around the house (i.e. no special “horn cones” needed). Makes: 8 Cannoncini For the Cream 1 3.4 oz box of Jello Instant Pudding (any flavor) Milk (according to package
