Leadership Junkie
I admit it – I am a leadership junkie! Whenever I have a moment to sit down with a book, I gravitate toward a book about leadership. I love learning about how to better lead others. Some might argue that they aren’t leaders, but the truth is we are ALL leading someone because leadership is […]
mul·ti·fac·et·ed
I am excited to be launching my blog again – with a new look and a new purpose! If I were to describe my life, I would probably use the word mul·ti·fac·et·ed. The dictionary defines multifaceted as having many different qualities or features. When I read that, I thought “That’s me.” My life has so […]
Life Change
Several years ago Dan and I were able to lead a team of people on a mission trip to the Word of Life Bible institute in Belem, Brazil. While every mission trip is life changing, some become the cornerstones of changing life direction. Brazil was that kind of trip. Working under the leadership of missionary, […]
A Blessing of Second Chances
A couple of weeks ago I shared the story of the lady we took in during the big snowstorm. Having lived in her car for the past few months, she hugged me with tears in her eyes as we showed her upstairs to her room because she got to have a hot shower and a […]
No Assumptions. No Regrets
I just read this blog by Tim Stevens and thought it was well worth posting…… We live our lives based on a series of assumptions. Those assumptions are built on our previous life experiences. For example, we assume a great deal about other drivers. We assume they will stay on their side of the center […]
Generation 99
Tonight was the final official meeting for Generation 99. Tomorrow they will graduate, having completed 99 days of reading, learning, serving and building relationships. Only a few months ago we dreamed of what it would be like to take a select group of teenagers, invest in them and help them grow in their walk with […]
The Bigger Picture
This week I am privileged to be a part of a church planter assessment in North Carolina. The Discovery Center, sponsored by Growing Healthy Churches, is led by seasoned church planters who have a passion to further God’s Kingdom through planting new churches. This passion is so strong that they give up an entire week […]
Catalysts for Change
Our adventure at Catalyst is coming to a close! I am actually in the fitness room at the hotel right now watching them all work out on the machines. Spending the past few days with 8 teens has reminded me how much I enjoy being around that age! It actually got me thinking back on […]
Catalyst Conference: Day 2
After about 4 hours sleep, we were at it again! Volunteer orientation began at 5:00 am. I met a group of 30 volunteers who traveled all the way from Switzerland (also was their first visit to the US) to join with the 300+ volunteers. Generation 99 students were assigned to the Experience Team which meant […]
Catalyst Conference: Crazy Day 1
The alarm went off at 3:50 am, but I was already awake. Grabbed my luggage and set out for the church to meet up with the Generation 99 Crew to head to Atlanta for the Catalyst Conference. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 7:00 am. But things don’t always go as planned…. After sitting […]
