• My personal brand

    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…

  • Day 8: 3 Truths and 1 Lie

    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…

  • Case of the Mondays

    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…

  • Day 6: If I could do anything as a Health Activist…

    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….

  • 5 Things that Changed My Life

    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…