Shaken in Haiti

We are just two short weeks away from the launch of Shaken, and I can’t wait to share this story with you. As I’ve thought and prayed over the book, I began to realize that every person has an earthquake moment, sometimes multiple moments, where God shakes them and redirects them to something better. The physical earthquake didn’t just shake …

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One Word 2014 – Embrace

This year, I vow to fight fear with faith, to love fiercely, live passionately, work diligently, and create with abandon. I vow to embrace change with a full heart, knowing my Father is constant. I vow to live a life worthy of the calling given to me in Christ, to seek help over my own independence, choose prayer over my …

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Erasing Your Excuses

In high school, my band director erased “can’t” from my vocabulary. We were a championship band, first in the state for 4A high schools. He delighted in giving us the most challenging routines and music while watching us rise to the occasion and tolerated nothing less than our absolute best, knowing that our greatest potential often lay just below our …

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