If that’s you, I want to first extend some encouragement. Remote work certainly has its advantages, but it can also be a challenge. If you’ve felt like you’ve been on the struggle bus since you started working from home, don’t worry. You’re not the only one who feels this way, and no, you’re NOT a […]

So in this episode, they juxtapose a man who gave his mother a dozen roses back in the 1500s, with another man who did the same action in 2009. The man in the 1500s picked the roses and walked over to give them to his mother—he gained points. But the 21st century man LOST points […]

It’s hard to believe it, but it has officially been 6 weeks since I gave birth to my third tiny human. As if to solidify this reality, we drove my mom back to the airport this weekend. It’s always such a blessed relief when she comes to stay with us, and a steep learning curve […]

I don’t think anyone wakes up and says, “Man, I hope today is chaotic.” But all too often, our lives seem to succumb to chaos, don’t they? Maybe it’s because of our job, our kids, our extended families. Maybe it’s—gasp—the consequences of our own actions. Whatever the reason, when the chaos kicks in, it tends […]

A few weeks ago, the world lost a bright, burning light named Rachel Held Evans. Rachel was an incredible writer and speaker whose influence, particularly on people who felt ostracized by the evangelical community, simply can’t be understated. Her death—and, more specifically, the public response to her death—got me thinking about the incredible impact she […]

Confession: I’m an over-committer. If a request comes my way—especially something related to my work, or to helping someone else—I really squint at my calendar to see if I can squeeze it in. I like to feel needed, and asking someone like me to do something is like offering candy to a kid when his […]

Jena Lee Nardella is one of the founders of Blood:Water, a nonprofit that started in 2004 to address two major crises in Africa: HIV/AIDS, and clean water. I read her book One Thousand Wells in the weeks leading up to my first trip to Africa with All We Are, and the timing couldn’t have been […]

The summer before my sophomore year of high school, I was supposed to read John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and write a report to turn in on the first day of school. When our entire city flooded and the first day of school was delayed by two weeks, I just knew it was Jesus looking […]

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” – Tony Robbins “You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are.” – Rachel Hollis “Success is based off of your willingness to work your ass off no matter what obstacles are in your way.” – David Goggins […]

She stopped me there. “Maybe you do.” I’m a deeply introspective person, so I really like to get to the bottom of why I’m feeling the way I do. (I’m one of those weird people who genuinely enjoys having a therapist dig deeper into my emotions with me and getting to the core of why […]