Hello Reader, What happens when we live in chronic stress and survival mode for so long that we don't even realize it is not normal? When chaos and crisis becomes a way of being instead of moment in time? In this episode of the Stable Minded Podcast, I get brutally honest about what I experienced when I I finally stopped pushing through. By slowing down during my sabbatical to seek God for direction and to tend to my neglected heart and soul, I discovered how much my mind and body was...
about 14 hours ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Have you lost your creativity? That imagination and risk taking that is developmentally appropriate for children? I did . . . for art too long. But in this post-sabbatical season of leaning into the unforced rhythms of grace, I'm also unbridling creativity! I'm not only holding space for life of the artist within me to remerge, but I'm also telling the story in the “Life After Sabbatical” series I'm sharing on Substack. In part 2, I share how the words that should have never...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, A new season of the StableMinded Podcast is here! It felt so good to sit back at my desk and hit record! In this episode, I share what happened when I finally stopped everything as I entered into sabbatical, giving the broad stroked of encountering the invitation from God to step into the “unforced rhythms of grace.” iTunes | Spotify | YouTube | Substack Yes, this is a journey — not only for me, but also for you. I hope you’ll be inspired to lean into this invitation to recover...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Would you agree that sometimes the way forward requires going back to the beginning?I've found that to be true over and over again. In my latest Substack post I'm unpacking more of my sabbatical journey in the second part of a series on how I found my way forward by going back to the beginning and uncovering who I was meant to be. It's quite a story, and one I'm hoping with bring hope and encouragement, especially if you are looking for a way forward. Join Me on Substack...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I hope this lands in your inbox with a fresh hope as we enter into a new season. I can't believe three months have passed since I shared the announcement of my sabbatical. Ironically, I began that email with these words: My word, has it been a season. . . . and those words are still incredibly fitting. Literally, what has transpired in the last month -- and this week alone may be an entire update all it's own. But for now, I'm sticking with what I drafted last week . . ....
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, My word, has it been a season. If you've been listening to the StableMinded Podcast, you may have picked up on that reality. And yet, as I shared last month, my perspective of this particular season has been deeply impacted by what I encountered through studying the Scriptures and preparing to teach the Evergreen Retreat & Bible Study. Pruning is wounding, and rest needs to follow to make room for healing and flourishing. So it is not lost on me that, before I knew the farm...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, There’s a quiet belief many of us carry: “I’ll deal with it later.” Later, when life slows down. Later, when it hurts less. Later, when we have more capacity. But pain that gets postponed doesn’t disappear. It gets stored. Listen On iTunes | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of the StableMinded Podcast, I’m sharing how God has been teaching me about pruning, rest, and healing, while also leading other women through the brand new Evergreen Retreat & Bible Study curriculum. These...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Are you ready to embrace a new season of spiritual, emotional, and relational growth? If so, then I have something I believe will meet you right where you are! I'm so excited to share with you that the Evergreen "Retreat-in-a-Box" and Bible Study is here! I am humbled and grateful for the ease with which the Lord birthed this message during a season of deep pruning and learning to abide (still in progress, by the way). This is the bittersweetness of living between Eden and...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, In this episode of the StableMinded Podcast, we continue to explore what it looks like to give ourselves “permission to change.” By looking intentionally at our spiritual, emotional, and relational health through a framework drawn from Erikson's developmental model, side-by-side with the stages of spiritual maturity, we can gain insight into how our developmental wounds and attachment patterns shape the way we relate to God and others. These patterns and coping strategies often...
6 months ago • 1 min read