Ok, I had never really heard of a personal brand until I attended a Writer’s Conference this summer (She Speaks — I highly recommend it!). I was really challenged to discover what the major theme is for my blog, aka my personal brand. While I’ve thought about this a lot, I’m still not really sure. I’m passionate about so many different topics. I want to…
Out of the four statements, three are true and one is a lie. Can you guess the lie? 1. When I was younger, I had my mouth wired shut for six weeks.2. When I was younger, my cat had her mouth wired shut.3. When I was younger, I had a pet hamster.4. When I was younger, I had three imaginary boyfriends. Can you guess the…
I am very blessed to work with teenagers, but it absolutely breaks my heart when I hear and see how lonely so many of today’s teens are. I can’t ever remember a time when I questioned my parents love for me. I’ll never forget the first time a student told me that no one had ever told her that they loved her. How does this…
If I could do anything as a Health Activist, I would educate churches about mental illness. Far too many well-meaning Christians tell people that if they had enough faith then they wouldn’t be depressed, anxious, etc. When a person is struggling with a physiologically-based disorder, faith typically will not make it “go away.” God is certainly able to heal, but He doesn’t always do so….
Man, some of these posts really make you think. The first and greatest thing that every changed my life was more a WHO than a what. Receiving Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior forever changed who I am. While I still continue sin and make mistakes, I serve a God who not only forgives me, but is continually at work refining me. My relationship…
You see, I have my computer hooked up to a pretty serious alarm system. It is wired so that after I publish a new post to my blog, sirens go off and the lights begin to flicker. In a matter of seconds, the siren ends and the disco ball begins to turn while my Bose sound system plays, “Dancing Queen.” Oh wait, that’s my cell…