Category: priorities
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Improve 2025: How to Make the Second Half of the Year Better
Has 2025 flown by too fast? Do you feel like you haven’t gotten enough done? Here’s a simple three-question framework to improve 2025 with the time we have left.
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Summer 2024 Epiphanies and Adventures
How did my summer go? It was a mix of fabulous, disappointing, and eye-opening. I realized I have always held adventure-fueled summers as part of my identity. So when summers don’t go (enough) that way, I’m deeply disappointed (historically) because I feel I have not been true to myself. Now, as I am well into…
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Sunshine, Swimming and Summits: Why I Prioritize Outdoor Escapes in the Summer Months
Let’s talk about summer weekend priorities. One of the things I treasure most in this life is warm, sunny weather. One of the other things is being outside in said weather, enjoying my many recreational hobbies: swimming, hiking, cycling, running, kayaking, camping and the like. When you combine those two, that equals the summertime as…
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My Introversion Is In Danger
What would you think if I told you my introversion is in danger? Would you wonder what in the world I meant by that? It is, kind of. And I will. It all started at the beginning of this year. I took on a writing contract unlike any I’d ever done before. With a strong…
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What is the difference between tactical and strategic?
Do you know what I mean when I say, “tactical vs. strategic” as a method for getting clear on achieving goals? So we can start with the appropriate mindset, I’ll provide definitions of both: Tactical: : of or relating to tactics: such as (1): of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose (2):…
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2021 Year in Review
My idea for a “2021 Year in Review” was born from reading James Clear’s Atomic Habits. It is a practice he does and recommends in that book. I decided to transform my hand-written year in review notes to a blog post for a few reasons: It raises the stakes if I publish my thoughts for…
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5 Lessons of Being an Entrepreneur
The five lessons of being an entrepreneur, as told by yours truly. I can’t tell you the exact date I decided I wanted to start a business. The data nerd in me regrets that because I do love specifics. It was more of a gradual realization over time. Through a series of jobs where my…
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Variety is the Spice of Life and Writing
Many suggest that picking a niche to blog about is the way to success. They may be right, but I decline to narrow my focus. Here is a look at my wide range of topics.
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Do More Better: A Standout Among Christian Productivity Books (It Changed My Life)
Does your life need more organization? Do you feel you could get more accomplished with a few pointers? Do More Better is a short, powerful book to help with just that.
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Can Christians have a sense of humor?
Can Christians have a sense of humor? Is it OK to have fun and be light-hearted as a Christian, even amidst the seriousness of living out the Gospel? This is something I’ve been thinking about, as I love to laugh, be silly and spread humor and “ridiculum.” It gives me great joy to discover or…
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Traveling New Zealand: South Island Majestic Beauty
Published 1/20/2019. Updated 1/19/2021. The first two weeks of 2019 found my husband Mike and I making a long held dream come true: traveling New Zealand via road trip – the South Island. The how and why of our ending up there went a little something like this. 2018 marked a milestone birthday for me…
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Personal Reflections from 2018
2018 was a year like no other. Please disregard the fact that can be said about most years. 🙂 This year was unique; this post will explain why as well as a backstage pass into the reflections and lessons of yours truly. I am well aware that if you clicked on this post, odds are…
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Thinking Biblically (To Emote or to Reason)
“We are living in a time where people hear with their eyes and think with their feelings.” – Ravi Zacharias In a social media-driven world, how we communicate and think has been turned on its head from ages gone by. Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost not only some valuable interpersonal skills, but our ability…
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A Christmas Prayer
Originally published 12/6/2018. Updated 12/5/2020. This post is for any Christian like me, who sometimes struggles to not only get into the Christmas spirit but to fight through the cultural holiday distractions to focus on the meaning of Christmas. This is a prayer I will pray often as the big day draws near. Heavenly Father,…
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Theology of Gratitude
Gratitude isn’t just a seasonal feeling, it’s a spiritual posture. Thanksgiving flows from a heart aligned with God’s will, not from circumstances that always make sense. The theology of gratitude, then, is more than a topic—it’s an invitation to live every day aware of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and presence.
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Unpacking a Piece of the Most Important Commandment (If You Don’t MIND)
What is the most important commandment of Jesus Christ? In our Lord’s own words, when answering a Pharisee trying to entrap Him, was: “And He said to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’” – Matthew 22:37 Many Christians can…
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Summer 2018 Adventure Highlights
Join me in a recounting of our summer 2018 highlights! Some quick background to start. I make no secret of the fact that summer is my favorite season. No, not because it is my name. It tops the list for me (and my husband Mike) because it is the short window of reliably warm weather…
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On Memorizing Scripture (My first ever vlog!)
I’ve always had a tricky relationship with memorizing Scripture. Have you? On one hand, I know it is a good idea. I’ve been immensely benefitted by the verses I have memorized. On the other hand, it is hard to do. I have often lacked the discipline, or perhaps also the right tactics for doing it.…
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Why I Blog
Why do I blog? I’ve been blogging for over 10 years. For nine or so of them, my posts were few and far between. I often had ideas I wanted to write about, but I found it very difficult to develop the discipline and make time to sit down and write. I’ve been trying to…
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On (Almost) Reaching a Long-Held Running Goal
If you’re the type of person that would set a running goal, this story is for you. It’s about how I set an aggressive running goal, and *almost* made it. If you like to run, but don’t consider yourself a “serious runner” (whatever that means) or haven’t achieved your running goals, I hope this story…