Every day there’s a tension inside you—who you want to be compared to who you think you are. And it doesn’t seem like you can win because confidence and confusion are in a constant fight. Just when you think you’re on the right path or you’ve figured out what you’re supposed to do, impossible expectations … Read more
When you’re already feeling overwhelmed, the last thing you need is a list to prove how much you’re failing. Reading Proverbs 31 can feel just like that—a list of ways you’re failing to be a good Christian woman. Don’t let the description scare you. You have to get past the list and see what the … Read more
Even though you try to hide it, I can see your struggle. You’re playing a part to the best of your ability, but doubt and overwhelm remains. Being a good Christian wife means mastering a long list. But, you can never quite do everything on the list and instead you wonder if you’ve done enough? … Read more
As the massage therapist turned and twisted my neck, asking me questions about pain levels and range of motion, he made a casual comment. “If we do our best work on the wrong muscles, it doesn’t fix anything.” I almost broke into tears right there on the table. (which would have been more awkward than … Read more
![For the regular days...
Yesterday, we celebrated the mamas. But I have some hesitance about the day on behalf of those for whom the day is hard. For those who will face disappointment, longing, or loneliness.
Here's to regular days, the ones that come right after the "important" days, the days we might feel overlooked or unappreciated.
Here's to Monday mornings when you get up with the sun and get to work, whatever that looks like for you.
Here's to having hard conversations and making hard decisions.
Here's to doing what needs done, whatever that means and wherever it takes you.
Here's to doing what you're meant to do.
[Caroline is traveling with me this week in Guatemala. She's my assistant on this trip.]](https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/280158713_1358881094613296_3621727649573332245_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=duBTgZ_t7EYAX-t81l9&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=AM6HXa8EAAAA&oh=00_AfB0DJU-rZtZ4AiySx_1Z9ZTE9R3FMu7VuAocA5xigGIcw&oe=6493C8EA "Stop Doing Your Best Work In The Wrong Places")
