“Life is full of decisions Jen.” This is a mantra that is heard over and over throughout your life. I know it has been in mine, and one I have found myself repeating to others that are making their way through the landscape of life. But most often those decision points are preceded by something […]
It was a beautiful September Saturday evening just last month in my home state of Kentucky. The sun was beginning to set, and my beloved Grandmother had just taken her last breath. I had spent the last nine days by her side all day and night. At that moment I felt completely exhausted, and utterly […]
What does it mean to be the first? No matter what the situation or arena may be—whether you are the first in history or the first in your family, it all matters. The very reason that it matters is the answer to the question, “What does it mean to be first?” It’s because the idea […]
Road trips are a part of life that you just can’t afford to miss out on. From the fun and the playlist to all the stops along the way, and best of all, the passing scenery—there’s just nothing quite like it. Different places inspire different things within us. Whether it’s the coast, the desert, the […]
Pretend that you’re living in a version of your life without limits—that you have no restraints or reasons for impossibility. All the possibilities that lie before you are yours, simply waiting on you to move on what you desire to do next. Now let me ask you this question: if this were the case, what […]
Last Sunday I had the chance to take a late-afternoon walk on a near-perfect, sunny Sunday around a lake with a powerful woman who was quietly making waves amidst the civil rights movement of the 70’s in her home state. Her name is Billie Burkart, and she is my Grandmother. Today, she is 90 years […]
What you’re going through is temporary, but who you’re becoming is permanent and is qualifying you for your next God-orchestrated opportunity. Over the last two months we have all found ourselves in a new version of life. Whether you have been in lockdown, considered an essential worker, or you already worked from home, no doubt […]
“I just want things to go back to the way they were?” Have you said this out loud recently, or at least thought it to yourself? I will admit that in the first weeks of this quarantine I had this thought more than once. But then I looked a little deeper, and I asked myself, […]
The events of the past week or so have suddenly enveloped not just our cities, states and nation, but nations. It is affecting every institution we have in America—schools, sports, businesses, churches, ministries and events. Many have never felt so vulnerable. But there are ways to respond to this, and the first is to minimize […]
Have you ever heard someone use the saying, “Trust me—that’s not a thread you want to pull”? It’s a common phrase our grandparents used to convey to someone that they should leave whatever the problem or issue was alone. Because just like pulling a loose thread on a sweater, if you pull on it, the […]