Feb 9, 2020Member-onlyStop Dieting and Start LivingMy podcast episode with Johnna Myers — Are you ready to be free from food guilt, weight obsession, and yo-yo dieting? In this Fierce Calling Podcast episode, my friend Johnna Myers shares her story of an unhealthy relationship with food and exercise and how she got free. …2 min read2 min read
Dec 31, 2019Member-onlyGod’s Fingerprints in Wilderness PlacesHave You Walked Through a Spiritual Wilderness? — Have you ever experienced a spiritual wilderness? Grieved for a place you left behind? On the Fierce Calling Podcast: Episode 9, I’m talking with Corella Roberts about living in bush Alaska and the hardships endured there. We’re also talking about her current situation — serving in a place that’s less…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published in Publishous·Dec 24, 2019Member-onlyHow to Walk in Your Fierce CallingHearing God’s Voice and Answering the Call on Your Life — Just five short years ago, Nancy suffered from clinical depression and anxiety. Even getting out of bed was a challenge. She asked questions like, “Where are you, God? How can I hear your voice?” Have you ever asked those questions? What would life be like if you could hear God’s…God4 min readGod4 min read
Published in Publishous·Jul 27, 2019Member-onlyWhy You Need to Tell Your StoryNo Matter How Hard it is to Tell — You have a story. Have you told anyone yet? My article, Why You Need to Run From a Toxic Relationship was published by Publishous here on Medium, September 9, 2018. It continues to be the most-read story I have ever published on this platform. …Inspirational3 min readInspirational3 min read
Published in Publishous·Jan 25, 2019Member-onlyWhen Sorry Means Everything and When It’s Just Not EnoughHow the Right Words Can Make All Difference — When our hearts break for another, saying sorry can soothe a hurting soul. The salve of sorry is far superior to empty words, mindless chatter, and know-it-all “whys” when nobody really knows why. Words like it was meant to be or it was God’s will or isn’t it time you…Forgiveness3 min readForgiveness3 min read
Published in Publishous·Nov 18, 2018Member-onlyDo You Want to Be Traditionally Published?Then Be Sure to Take this Important Step — I want to share something of great importance with you… I self-published a book in 2016, Goodbye, Regret: Forgiving Yourself of Past Mistakes. I gathered a launch team who stood behind the project and shared the heck out of it. …Publishing5 min readPublishing5 min read
Published in Publishous·Nov 5, 2018Member-onlyDo You Want to Share Something that Will Make People Weep?TRIBE Conference 2018 Take-a-Ways and Then Some… — I did something new last week. At 56 years old, I flew away on a plane by myself for the first time. Well, there were other people on the plane of course, but this was a new milestone for me. I’ll tell you why… My mother was super protective of…Writing8 min readWriting8 min read
Published in Publishous·Oct 22, 2018Member-only7 Ways to Catch Your DreamIt’s Time to Release that Emergency Brake Holding You Back — My grandparents must have had the steepest driveway in the entire state of New Jersey. Ascending it as a child sitting in the back seat seemed like climbing Mt. Everest. I mean the car was practically vertical — or at least it felt that way. Being seven and having no…Dreams7 min readDreams7 min read
Published in Publishous·Sep 9, 2018Member-onlyWhy You Need to Run From a Toxic RelationshipHow One Night Changed Everything — It was the summer of ‘79. My senior year in sight, I was picking up extra cash working part-time at a local Winn-Dixie grocery store. That’s where I met him —an older guy who worked in the produce department. Okay, he wasn’t that much older, like creepy older, but when…Love9 min readLove9 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Aug 7, 2018Valuable Lessons I Learned When My Career Ended UnexpectedlySometimes We Need a Shake-Up to Wake-UP — I thought I was a banker. For a good chunk of time I dressed in suits, dropped off kids, and drove to a place where I was needed and appreciated. In fact, I was still driving there well after my kids had kids. Yes, for that long. Then things changed. …Christianity5 min readChristianity5 min read