The quest for toilet paper is a national crisis. Every day, hunter gatherers nationwide are prowling grocery stores to capture the elusive and extinct rolls of security and comfort. Toilet paper has been super relevant recently and reminds me of a story that makes me laugh and also helps me reflect on something very important.
Everyday life changes for us a little bit more. We are used to our normal fast pace and our consistent routines. In the past 7 days it has all changed. Things that we took for granted a week ago are suddenly rare commodities. Toilet paper, baby wipes, cleaning...
On January 11th, 2019, Alicia and I sat at my dining room table a little terrified. We were about to hit a button labeled "publish." Pressing that publish button also meant we were pressing our vulnerable buttons. We knew we were about to get...
Do you ever find it hard to make a decision? Sometimes, we so badly want to do the right thing or make it perfect that we overthink things and get stuck not knowing what to do next. Some call that "analysis paralysis". Have you ever been there? I sure have. In fact, I...
This week is Thanksgiving. We pray that your hearts and your plates are full. If you have been to my house in the last 5 yrs, this tree is in our living room. It has hearts for Valentines day, birds and eggs for Spring,...
Here in Arizona, it is starting to feel like fall which means that we can no longer bake cookies on the dashboard of our car! HA, HA! Seriously, lows are 55 and highs are in the 80's. That is fall in Arizona. This has us thinking about the change of seasons in our...
Sunday in church, our worship team played an amazing set of songs that ended with "Another in the fire" by Hillsong United. I have been thinking about the words to that song all night. It reminded me of something that I wrote a while back that seems so relevant to me...
In July 1996, I moved into my first apartment at 20 years old. I was an Assistant Manager at Kay Jewelers and ready to take the world by storm. One morning about 6:30 am, my phone rang. On the other end was my District Manager, Jimmy. He asked if I could meet him at...
Over the past few weeks, Denisha talked about navigating the negative thoughts in our own mind that hold us back. It is always harder than we think it will be to listen to the truth of what God has to say about us, instead of the negativity. However, we have to learn...