{Why Order Matters} Were you one of those kids in math class who asked: 🙋♀️ “When are we ever going to use this in real life?” LOL, I’m pretty sure I was. 😄 Math was never my strongest subject, but two things still stand out all these years later: ➡️ FOIL➡️ Order of Operations AndContinue reading “The 3-Tier Focus Finder™”
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Get Your Posse
As I close out this series on stages and seasons, one thing has become especially clear to me: Some parts of life are windows. They open for a time, and then they close. We only get one childhood, one particular age, one season of raising little ones, one version of a chapter. And when theyContinue reading “Get Your Posse”
Living In Season: The Art of Living
There’s a tension I think many of us feel. We want to be present where we are…but we also want to have hope and expectation for what’s ahead. So which is it? 👉 Do we enjoy the moment?👉 Or do we prepare for what’s next? I think the answer is both. Because life is seasonal.Continue reading “Living In Season: The Art of Living”
Winter Is Not Wasted
Pain, Questions & Hidden Formation I’ll be transparent—winter has never been my favorite. Growing up in South Dakota, winter could feel like it went on…and on…and on. The cold.The gray.The waiting. And sometimes life feels that way too. Not the cozy winter with the fire, blanket, and warm drink. I’m talking about the winter seasonsContinue reading “Winter Is Not Wasted”
Fall
If I had to use one word to describe the feeling of fall, it would be this: 👉nostalgic. There’s just something about it… A longing for something familiar. That sentimental feeling you can’t quite explain—like a quiet kind of homesickness…👉 but in the best kind of way. Some of my favorite fall memories take meContinue reading “Fall”
Summer
Growth, Work & Endurance Principle to Tap Into ⇨ STAY FAITHFUL & ENJOY When we think about planting in spring and harvesting in fall… it’s easy to forget something important: Life is lived in between. If all we did was plant and wait for harvest… we would miss so much of what actually makes lifeContinue reading “Summer”
Spring
New Life & New Beginnings Principle to Tap Into ⇨ START WELL (WITH GOD) ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ I was out walking my dog a month or so ago… Just enjoying one of those early spring days you don’t want to rush through. The air felt fresh you know that feeling where you just want to breathe itContinue reading “Spring”
Partnership with God
Principle to Tap Into ⇨ STEWARD + TRUST There’s something important to understand before we go any further… Because everything we’re about to talk about—seasons, growth, harvest… can be approached in a few different ways. You can look at life and think: “It’s all up to me.” or “It’s all out of my control.” ButContinue reading “Partnership with God”
What Season Are You In?
Principle to Tap Into ⇨ DISCERN BEFORE YOU DECIDE There’s a verse in the Old Testament that has always stood out to me: “…the men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do…” —1 Chronicles 12:32 (NIV) I love that. 👉 They didn’t just understand the times…👉 they knew how toContinue reading “What Season Are You In?”
The Four Seasons of Life
Principle to Tap Into ⇨ A.I.M. — APPROPRIATE IN THE MOMENT There’s a verse that has become more meaningful to me the older I get: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12 (NIV) And I’ve found myself asking… What does that actually look like? Not justContinue reading “The Four Seasons of Life”
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