Up until the age of 35, I lived a life fueled by self-will and determination; the proverbial square peg in a round hole. I just knew if I worked hard enough and stayed committed I could wrestle happiness out of life. It was clear from my perspective that whoever had the most “stuff” wins the game of life. And I sure wanted my share.

As an artist and a dreamer our greatest weapon is our emotional sensitivity; for it enables us to dream, to imagine, to empathize and to feel. But this great weapon sometimes feels like a heavy curse… especially when rejection and criticism rain on down. As creative souls our sensitivity makes us vulnerable to great wounding …

A Boy Bullied – I have been reading and watching videos from children speaking about bullying. There is so much online lately about bullying. Some of these stories have been so painful for me to watch I literally sit there with tears rolling down my cheeks, rocking back and forth.

Each of us have a significant life changing event in our lives. Loss of a job, others, a death of a loved one. Many, too many, are going to be told, you have cancer. That defining moment can shatter your world or can make you stronger. Twenty years ago this month was when we heard …

I am deeply connected to the streets of the city where I live. I am close friends with many of the people who panhandle and am on a first name basis with all the kids who ‘fly signs’ or squeegee cars. My connection to the streets (and strong entrepreneurial urges) lead a friend and I to start …

Most of my life, I never considered myself a risk-taker. I am afraid of roller coasters, things that live in the ocean, and the one thing that will make me lose my last nerve, and likely my lunch—heights. Fear has been a familiar companion throughout most of my life.

Last year my daughter was 4, and finally old enough to go to Vacation Bible School at her grandma’s church. Her Grandma asked nicely if Hanna could come to Tulsa for a week to go to Bible school with her cousin. Well, let me tell you. I completely freaked out at this suggestion… Fear!

We were one of those families in the 1960′s that had supper together every night – 7 days a week. Each day we waited for the sounds of Dad’s vehicle — depending on which year or what season it was it might have been a big hulk of a truck, a Harley, or a Honda motorcycle. We knew how to tell the…

What is it like to give away everything that you have? It’s a scary, frightening, awesome, exhilarating, life-giving thing. So often the things that keep us safe and secure are the actually the very things that keep us from truly living. The following is a true story…

I am well aware that the path of life that we travel down is full of twists and turns, and forks in the road. But I have never been so aware of the great importance that our fork in the road decisions hold, until the past few weeks. I love being a Mother. I can’t