Spiritual Growth

Last Christmas, I found myself reflecting on the past year more than usual. If I had to characterize the year with one word, it would be “change.” I started a new job with a nonprofit a couple of states away, which meant cramming as much of my life as …

“You’re worth it.” The statement came at the end of a commercial for make-up. Make-up. I rolled my eyes. The intensity of the statement didn’t seem to match the triviality of the product. (It actually turns out there’s a whole story behind how L’Oreal …

Kyle Porter may have started his career in the insurance business, but his heart was in sports. So in his spare time, he started his own college sports blog. After that, he made a few connections, and eventually, it led to his job as a golf writer for …

As I mentioned recently, I’ve moved three times in the span of 12 months, and it has taught me some lessons about the illusion of control I had with all of my stuff. But the last move into our current home has helped me think about gratitude in a new w …

I had two breakdowns in the past week — the kind of breakdown that happens when you’re emotionally drained and trying to hold back tears because you are not in a private place, so you end up just kind of leaking tears until the dam bursts and you have …

Not even two years ago, I wrote about moving out of the townhome where I spent many of my single years and experienced many changes. At that time, I had no idea the twists and turns the coming months would hold. There was adversity. There was growth. T …

Three years ago, my husband and I spent the two weeks leading up to Christmas in the hospital. Our son had been misdiagnosed with a serious childhood illness, and doctors conducted test after test, trying to determine what was actually wrong. As Christ …

If Christmas tends to bring out the loneliness in your own life, here are a few things that helped me deal with the challenges of the Christmas season.