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If you were to tell me that I would be living life full-time in a 5th wheel trailer with my husband, our three young kids and our dog, I would have told you that you were out of your mind. If you were to tell me that I would be traveling over 3,000 miles in […]

After six months of traveling literally across the world and back again, life has taught me one important lesson: get out of the pilot seat and take the rightful window seat in life (the aisle or middle seats work too). Last year God called my family of five to literally uproot the life we had […]

Quick show of virtual hands: how many of you are already feeling the post-holiday blues? Those tighter waistbands caused by the overindulgence of Christmas cookies or the few extra cocktails at your company’s holiday party. The post-Christmas letdown, knowing that the Hallmark movies, the hot chocolate and marshmallows on a random Wednesday, and the endless […]

Of the hundreds of millions or even billions of people who will make lofty New Year’s resolutions this year, only approximately 12 percent will still be pursuing their goals come February 1. Why is that? Are we just a society of quitters? Do we lack perseverance and mental toughness? Or are we setting ourselves up […]

Facing your fears can lead to some wonderful and unexpected outcomes, and it is definitely a muscle I advise you to flex as often as you are prompted to. Doing something scary is not always fun. In fact, sometimes it’s downright terrifying. Who remembers the first day of starting a new school? Who can recall […]