Category Archives: Uncategorized

“Is There A Place For Me Here?”

Years ago, I heard a fiery Pentecostal Preacher give a message on belonging, diversity, inclusion, and equity. He talked about the fish Peter, James, and John caught before they went follow Jesus. Scholars speculate there were several species of fish captured in the net given the climate and location of the waters. I was fascinatedContinue reading ““Is There A Place For Me Here?””

How to Respond When Children Push Boundaries Because They Feel Safe

One thing all children and teens need to grow into their most optimal and holistically healthy selves is a sense of physical safety that resonates as inner security. Decades of child development research, positive psychology, and neuroscience research support this truth. The journey to inner security is often characterized as “coming home to ourselves;” “creatingContinue reading “How to Respond When Children Push Boundaries Because They Feel Safe”

Getting It Wrong

The Setup of Second Guessing I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten things wrong: names, pertinent pieces of information, my sense of direction, perceiving personality and relational dynamics, giving feedback, and making suggestions. You name it, I’ve gotten it wrong. I’m learning however, that there is something Greater for us to discover whenContinue reading “Getting It Wrong”

The Last Time I Cried Over Leftovers

I was in third grade craving a Lunchable for my school field trip. I asked my mom. My mom told me to ask my dad. I asked my dad. My dad immediately began to question the concept of a Lunchable and why I “needed to have one.” “But dad, everyone is going to have aContinue reading “The Last Time I Cried Over Leftovers”

The Powerful Difference Between Speaking to Understand and Seeking to Understand

Have you ever thought this thought: “If I can just say the right thing at the right time, this child (or the student you love) would understand they have choices, and they’ll make a better choice?” I’ve had this thought. It comes from a sincere place, good-hearted place. But it also comes from a placeContinue reading “The Powerful Difference Between Speaking to Understand and Seeking to Understand”

6 Reasons Why Your Child Tells You I Don’t Know – When They Do

Have you ever been in a conversation with your child (tweens and teen included), and you find yourself getting frustrated with them because they can’t tell you their reason for doing what they did. The say, “I don’t know.” Suddenly, you feel like you’re in the Twilight Zone. Cue the music. The truth is thereContinue reading “6 Reasons Why Your Child Tells You I Don’t Know – When They Do”

Twelve Weeks of Rising

Have you recently subscribed to the Twelve Weeks of Rising Series but want to access content from previous weeks? Click here below. Week One: Born to Rise https://mailchi.mp/ba4258a89edb/twelve-weeks-of-rising-born-to-rise?e=%5BUNIQID%5D Week Two: Start While You’re Still Ahead https://mailchi.mp/84424707299f/start-while-youre-still-ahead?e=%5BUNIQID%5D Week Three: Permission Versus Allowing Ourselves https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=%5BUNIQID%5D&u=572a94e992f71722f382ba889&id=133c52923e   Week Four will be released Friday January 24th.      

Twelve Weeks of Rising

This year has been a mosaic of beautiful, powerful, overwhelming and triumphant. I’m exiting 2019 with joyful expectation and gratitude. In preparation, I am starting a 12-week email series titled, “Twelve Weeks of Rising.” I would be so happy to have you join me. It is FREE. Together we will build community and deepen ourContinue reading “Twelve Weeks of Rising”

Bubbles in the Sky

What if our physical lives being, as temporal as the soapy sphere of a bubble, are supposed to burst as they reach new dimensions? What if the shape within becomes one with the atmosphere and divinity without by exceeding its limitations to its expectations of limitless-ness. We fight for our bubbles. How beautiful they are.Continue reading “Bubbles in the Sky”