Have you ever been so close to something you could see it, but you still couldn’t reach it? The Hotel I Could See but Couldn’t Reach Years ago, on a trip to Denver, I went shopping at an outlet mall and lost track of time. By the time I climbed back into my rental car, […]
Tag: Calling
Stop Putting Your Calling on Trial
When I knew it was time to leave the bench, I also knew exactly what God was calling me to do next. After seven years as a trial attorney and fourteen years serving as a judge, I sensed Him stirring something new in me, and when I finally got quiet enough to listen, the assignment […]
Stop Praying Over Your Plan and Start Trusting God’s
Let me ask you something, and I want you to think about it for a moment before you answer. When you bring your biggest concerns to God in prayer, are you actually trusting Him with the outcome? Or are you handing Him a carefully constructed plan and asking Him to make it work? Because there […]
Your Assignment Didn’t Expire – How to Trust God Again After Disappointment
In 2014, I sat down and started writing a novel. A Christian fantasy for teenagers, full of adventure and kingdom warfare, and a young prince whose voice I could almost hear in my mind. I wrote with the kind of excitement that only comes when you believe something is supposed to exist in the world […]
Purpose Isn’t What You Think It Is
Let’s talk about purpose. After years of coaching Christian women, I’ve seen a pattern. So many of us are chasing purpose, but still feeling stuck, frustrated, or unsure. And the root of that struggle is we’ve been living with a definition of purpose that came from culture, not from God. And that misunderstanding? It keeps […]
Live The Story God Wrote
I was coming back from the beach a few days ago, minding my business, when I pulled up to a red light. Nothing special about the moment. Until I looked up. Right in front of me was a Winnebago, and on the back of it was a simple bumper sticker that read: “Live a Great […]
The Somersault I Refused to Do
Let me tell you a quick story from when I was in elementary school. Every year in gym class, we had a gymnastics unit, and I loved it. I was the girl who couldn’t wait for that first week to arrive. I enjoyed jumping over the pommel horse, carefully balancing on the balance beam, and […]
Your Assignment May Change, But Your Purpose Never Will
I thought I had my life all figured out. Since I was twelve years old, all I ever wanted to do was be an attorney — and my dream came true. But after years of hard work as a trial attorney (and later as a judge), I was able to take early retirement at fifty […]
Is This All, God?
I remember sitting in my office one afternoon, staring out the window. From the outside looking in, I had it all together: a rewarding career, wonderful friends, a loving family, and a church community that meant the world to me. My life looked picture-perfect. And yet, deep inside, there was an ache, a restlessness that […]
Fear Is Too Expensive
I recently had the privilege of walking alongside one of my clients, Valerie, as she uncovered her God-given calling. Valerie had long sensed there was more to her life than the path she was walking. She felt a tug deep within her spirit, a whisper from God inviting her to step into a new assignment. […]