I spoke last week in this video about the moment I was inspired to leave my job. At the end of it, I told a story about doing my first live TV cooking segment and how it confirmed the passions I am pursuing. What I didn’t mention was some expert advice from my Mom offered […]
I love my hairdresser. I trust her with my personal style. I share close physical space with her for the better part of three hours every 7 to 10 weeks as she covers up my ever expanding collection of gray hairs. We talk about our husbands and businesses. She listens to me, really listens to me […]
I’m 7 months sober today, marking another milestone on the calendar. Obviously, a lot has changed in the past seven months. I quit my job, I’m cooking every day, I’m in touch with my soul, I feel God’s love, and I spend a lot of time with my kids and my husband. As this journey […]
This week God had a message for me and it was loud and clear. Every day, words, circumstances, Bible study, posts on Facebook, everything called to mind that life’s not fair. I grew up knowing this, happily quoting Billy Crystal’s line in The Princess Bride, “Who ever said life is fair? Where is that written?” It’s […]
I was angry. Really angry, and I prayed, “Jesus, take this anger out of my heart. He didn’t do it on purpose, but all the same, I am angry that he would put me in this position.” Last weekend, Ryan and a few close friends packed up and headed for the mountains for a guys’ […]
The topic of being over-scheduled has come up a bunch of times over the past few days. It’s hard to miss in a culture of people on-the-go. I read a post about someone working to declutter their schedule and thought, “ahhh, so nice to not have that problem any more.” Oh wait. Two hours later I […]
Amazing Grace was played in church the Sunday after I re-launched this site, sharing my big secret with everyone. If you think I had a dry eye as we all rose to our feet, singing perhaps one of the most recognized and powerful hymns known to the western world, you don’t know that I’m especially […]
Based on last Friday’s post, I was planning on writing about “Feeling God’s Love.” I was going to write about a book my therapist gave me that opened my mind up to the idea that we all connect with and feel God’s love in different ways. I wanted to tell you how What’s Your God Language? […]
In the midst of addiction, it was hard to answer the question, “Why am I such a mess? My life is good. I have it SO good. Good family, people who love me, a good job, a nice house, two healthy kids, a good marriage, money in the bank. Why am I having such a hard […]
Need a good ol’ fashioned dance party? Turn up the speakers and queue the Night at the Roxbury guys. …and 90s dance break! Man, that’s a weird video! I have no clue how this one ended up in my head, but I have to call out Haddaway (ah, one hit wonders never cease) on the […]
We sat around my in-laws’ dinner table, sipping coffee and sampling my latest baking experiment. The discussion meandered around to the topic of marathoning. My father-in-law, a talented poet, dug out some limericks, penned after several notable races, including his first half-marathon. He comedically recounted the experiences that anyone who has run races knows. Feeling […]
I have felt more connected to the people around me since I came out about my alcoholism online and shared my brokenness. The barrier of keeping up appearances has been lifted and I’m free to speak my mind, be myself and carry on as a blessed, intensely loved, child of God. I emphasize the word “child” because, in a sense, […]
