“Part of the fear of dropping perfectionism is that it forces us to choose what we are called to go all in on and what we need to let go.” –Made for More My oldest daughter, Bailey, asks for my opinion on decisions she makes all of the time. She’s scared to make the wrong decision. Really, she just wants to make the best, most perfect, decision. We were at Claire’s the other day. She had received a gift card for her birthday and she was overwhelmed with the choices that lay b

This past weekend I found myself in a scary and awkward situation. We were in Ohio for an adoption garage sale fundraiser that a dear friend had organized for our family. It was great to catch up with Ohio friends, and my best friend from first grade showed up to surprise me. It was fun! Somewhere along the line, I got the brilliant idea to try and shoot the promo video for my book Made for More on the second afternoon of the fundraiser. The sale was held at the home of the v

I’ve struggled with writing over the past several months and questioned my calling. Frankly, I’ve wondered if it’s worth it. I guess you can say that I lost sight of my “why.” It’s taken me just as long to write this blog post because I’ve had to search my heart and wrestle with some hard questions. Many times I’m not able to serve you without going through war myself. Whoever thought it was a good idea to release a book AND start the adoption process in the same year totally

There will always be things thrown our way that will threaten our desire to hold our plans loosely. We have to be brave enough to lay aside

As a writer, I love to read. I love losing track of time by getting lost in a good fiction story; even more, I love a good faith-based non-fiction book that challenges me to grow in my faith. Books that have a tendency to stay with me in the years that follow. These four books are on my bookshelf and every now and then I pull them off the shelf to re-read the truth that is in them. Simply put, these books have pointed me to Jesus. I highly recommend them. 1. Fitted: The Chris

What if I’m supposed to fail? What if no one is supposed to read my book? What if I’m not supposed to sell more than ten copies of my book?