Be Brave!

Be Brave!

I can remember, as if it were yesterday, walking into my very first day of kindergarten. Clasping tightly to my mother’s leg, crying uncontrollably and begging her not to make me go. One of my older, teenage sisters was there too, also begging my mom not to make...
Making A Place For Pain In Your Life

Making A Place For Pain In Your Life

Making A Place For Pain In Your Life Pain does not lessen with time. The effect time has on our pain is that it merely allows us to learn where to put it in our lives. Today marks the 16 year anniversary of my daughter’s birth and death. The pain is as real...
What Does It Really Mean To Be Empowered?

What Does It Really Mean To Be Empowered?

You do not raise yourself up by tearing others down. I don’t care if it comes to race, gender, financial security, professional accomplishment or social status, you can only become empowered from within. Empowerment can mean different things to different people, but I...
Who Are You Really?

Who Are You Really?

In preparing to register my daughter for a new school, I had to dig out her original birth certificate. She was born 11 years ago, in Jiangxi, China and we adopted her at age 8 months. This is our “story” and honestly, this many years later, we don’t...
Are You Bringing Kindness Into the World?

Are You Bringing Kindness Into the World?

What I am about to say is going to take some serious self-reflection and is guaranteed to make you squirm. But, in the wake of the school shooting in Florida this past week, I’m just fine with making some people think a little deeper about the role they play within...
3 Daily Practices That Will Completely Change Your Life

3 Daily Practices That Will Completely Change Your Life

3 Daily Practices That Will Completely Change Your Life There is a certain energy around the start of a new year when we tend to focus on the areas of our life we want to make improvements. I personally eat these times up! The natural sense of creating something new,...