Tweet of Honor?

Spring fever is associated with multiple varied stereotypes from twitterpation (the Bambi kind) to spring break for grown-ups (HH) this is the time of year that everyone gets antsy for something new.  In my case, I tend to get excited about weddings. As I have previously posted here at my living canvas, I have proudly…

This is Your Brain on Joy

“Brain science is no longer just a hot topic among nerds without girlfriends; its now cool to be into the brain!” – Dr. Earl Henslin Do cyclical negative thoughts keep you up at night and kidnap your joy? Are your moods unpredictable? Do you avoid deep relationships with others?  Do you constantly forget where you…

Run With Confidence

“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” ~Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire Why did Chariots of Fire win 4 Oscars, another 12 wins & 15 nominations? Because we all have that something, that one thing that makes us stand out…

GRACE: We take it from God but not from eachother

Lately, I have been thinking alot about grace. I am SO THANKFUL for the grace I have from God.  I am surprised all the time that He gives me so much grace because I know how much I DO NOT deserve it. However, what I have been thinking about lately is grace that we, as…

You Want to Know What I REALLY Think?

Probably  not.  People in my profession are excellent at two things, selling ideas and providing solutions.  At our worst we are spin doctors who are likely to tell you what you WANT to hear.  I am really working hard to STOP DOING THAT. I know so many of you, genuinely and sincerely want to hear…

32

The number of years I have lived on this earth!  Today has so far been an amazing day.  I feel so loved.  And that has to do in large part to the AWESOME team I work with at MBC. So thanks, team, for making this a great birthday to be at work!  🙂 Now… looking…

Kenya Video: Short Version

Hello- If you tried to watch the Kenya Video yesterday and saw that it was 20 minutes and stopped, you may like this version better. Its alot of the same, boiled down into a shorter version.  And there are a couple of cameos and soundbites in the short version that you wont find in the…

Africa

Ok.  Here is video numero uno.  I have several more to share, but this one is the big daddy.  20 minutes, full on Kenya glory.  There is a shorter version.  I will post that tomorrow.  This video does a decent job of capturing the activities we did on our medical mission to Kenya. Many of…

More than Conquerors

Christ follower, Do you believe you are a Conqueror?  And if that, do you believe you are MORE THAN a Conqueror? Or are you being conquered?  Conquered by any number of joy limiting, life debilitating things or circumstances? The Christ follower, by the power of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, is MORE THAN a…

Breaking the Silence

Its time to stop stalling and time to report on whats going on with me. The mission trip to Africa was life changing, and its still a struggle to process and integrate what I learned through that experience but I am making progress and I think I am about ready to start posting some things…