Can We Just Pray, Please?
I tried. I really tried. I had high aspirations to write you something of a she-version of William Wallaces’ Braveheart speech, something to inspire us kingdom lady warriors into fearlessness. But can I chuck that plan? Because it’s just not going to happen. This post goes live in six hours. I’m feeling quite the opposite […]
Confessions of a Scaredy-cat
Yeah…so….I’m pretty much a scaredy-cat, and now that I actually own a cat, I can truthfully admit that the metaphor applies. I’m easily startled, as if all my muscles are in a perpetual state of tension, ready at any moment to flee from real or perceived danger. I like to skulk around in the corners, […]
How “Home” Scares Me + Swedish Meatballs
Fearless: lacking fear. Synonyms: bold, brave, courageous. (Thank you, Google!) When we were preparing to go to the field, or went back to our passport country for a visit, how many people used the words above to describe us? I’m guessing most of us. But how many of us feel this way on a daily […]
When the Bravest Answer is “No”
A few weeks ago this write from home, sell books from home mama, got offered a real life get up every morning and head to the office job. It wasn’t just any job. It was a dream job that would place me right smack dab in the middle of work I left when my daughter […]
This Week’s Theme – Fearless
Let’s be honest here. What does “fearless” really mean? Is this what we’re called to? If so, then how? How can this be a reality for us? For me and for you? You’ve had some time now to sit and wrestle with the fear you identified during the Velvet Ashes Retreat. How is that […]