Category: Self Growth
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A 3 Year Old’s Goodbye
I’m currently sitting in the airport which is a place I haven’t been in quite some time. I’m traveling for work, making my way to a 6 day training which will end with some new certifications and knowledge about how to better support my team. 6 days. With an additional day devoted to travel. It’s…
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Snow Camp and Rule Breakers
This past weekend I headed north with 700+ students, my fellow small group leaders (Aren’t we a good-looking bunch?), coaches and church staff to SpringHill Camp for what is lovingly referred to as “Snow Camp” 2018 edition. I usually take a lot of flack around this time of year. Everyone loves reminiscing about my very…
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An Enneagram? Sounds painful.
Last night, one of my very closest friends introduced me to the Enneagram (which is a fancy way of saying that she’s just cleared my schedule and given me my next time suck). I love personality quizzes, categorizations, or as Wikipedia tells me “models of human psyche.” It should come as no surprise to anyone…
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Life has been a little hectic lately.
Life has been a little hectic lately. In the last 7 weeks or so, I have worked in inordinate amount of overtime. Do you still call it overtime when you’re a salaried employee? Not just a few late nights here and there or a few early meetings but multiple days’ worth of time. Leading up to our…
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Part II)
Now you’ve heard my idea of a future tidy life but Kondo doesn’t stop there. “Why?” she asks. Why? Why? Why? Why? 3-5 times she asks for each desire. Why do I have clothes out the night before? To take a decision out of my morning. To get ready earlier. To be on time. To…
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Detroit Blood
I’ve gone soft. The change happened over a span of 8 years while adjusting to and then permanently residing in West Michigan. The adaptations have been gradual, of course, but the reality hit me today like a rush hour traffic jam on 696. Fast. When I left the Detroit area, I left in my black…
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The Happiest 5k on the Planet
My alarm went off at 5:50am this morning, reminding me that I was about to run in The Color Run – Grand Rapids with one day’s worth of training under my belt and some pre-existing knee pain. 5:50am. Yuck. My parents were up for the weekend to take care of some GR chores, so I…
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Forks in the Road Don't Have to Have a Right and Wrong
I’m not entirely sure the purpose of nostalgia. Is it a longing for something we no longer have? A happy remembrance of what brought us to where we are today? An opportunity to laugh about your mistakes or relish in the distant praise of your few successes? I’ve been caught up in sweet dreams of…
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Made To Crave
Confession: I have a terrible relationship with food. It calls to me, without relent. It taunts me from afar, on my plate, and later on my body. I have told myself that it’s okay to eat the way I eat and the amount that I eat because I exercise. But throughout seasons of inadequate exercise,…
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