Embrace the Journey
As the rip tide swept me out to sea and one wave after another broke over me just as I came up for air, I didn't think I was going to make it. I could barely breathe. That feeling of hanging on for dear life, of barely surviving, returned at the lowest point of my...
You want me to share what!!??
Thanks to Brene Brown we know that vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage but is it all it's cracked up to be? Is it helpful and even healing? This week my friend Maria Furlough takes chapter 6 of my book Breathe Again titled Be Vulnerable: Stiff Upper...
A Vow to Never Go It Alone
Community can be both beautiful and terrifying, healing and unfortunately, often our greatest source of pain. So how do we navigate it when life falls apart? Should we shy away and protect ourselves, vowing to not trust others and let them into our pain or lean in and...
Brave is a choice
When was the last time you felt brave, truly brave? And how can we be brave when our world falls apart? If you've read Breathe Again you know I talk about choosing brave and you've already met Becky. If not, you're going to love my gritting, say-it-as-it-is honest...
Practice Makes Better Not Perfect
Have you ever taken a look at yourself and focused solely on the parts of you that are strong and brave? If you're like me the answer is a firm, heck no!! The thought of not just taking a good look at yourself, but asking others to do the same, fills you with dread....
Full Life vs Filtered Life
Are we being sold a fast one, friends? Do you believe a whole heap of rubbish about yourself and God that's holding you back from grabbing hold of everything He has for you, no matter what life's thrown at you? If you're anything like me the answer's yes, YES,...
The Rubbish We Believe When Our World Falls Apart
Ever wanted to read a book with a group of authors who "get it"? Who understand what you're feeling and will dive right into each chapter and help bring it to life and put their take on it? If so, welcome to the Breathe Again Online Book Tour. Each week I'm handing...
I Hope You Don’t Want to Come With Us!
As you may know, I start my book, Breathe Again, with an introduction titled "I'm sorry you're here ... no wait, I take that back." Why on earth would I do that? Why would a brand new author, who doesn't know one end of the publishing industry from another (that will...
Finding a Full Life in the Empty Places
I often thought that life could only be one or the other. Beautiful or broken. I had been sharing beauty on my corner of the Internet for nearly a decade. My blog had been mentioned in The New York Times and my home featured in books, catalogs, and on various popular...
Let’s stop waiting for life to get easier
As the rest of the world waited expectantly for midnight to usher in the new year I sat by my sister’ bedside willing time to stand still. She was dying at just forty-four. Like our mum before her, she couldn’t hold the cancer at bay any longer and I was...
