Measuring comes in handy when you are cooking. Constant measurement in your day-to-day life, however, can quickly drain the joy from you. Measuring from the Outside Sources that Steal Joy... Read More

I embrace being a late bloomer. It’s a term that was used a lot in schools when children weren’t maturing academically. Late bloomers can also mean when someone physically, emotionally,... Read More

Read or listen to a light-hearted conversation about faith, the God Notes book, and being still. Introduction with Host Marty Guise and Author Jackie Trottmann You’re listening to Encounter here... Read More

Do you have a calling? According to my trusty, tattered Random House Dictionary, out of the many meanings for the word call, these two stood out: To cry out in... Read More

Without community, you can easily feel lost. A sense of belonging is a basic need that we have just as we need food and water. Not sharing our lives with... Read More

What is a masterpiece? Does Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Monet’s Water Lilies, Michelangelo’s David sculpture and the Sistine Chapel, or Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh come to mind?... Read More

When you think of connecting to God, you probably think of prayer, meditation, being in nature, or journaling. These are spiritual practices that I do and promote to foster a... Read More

When you lay your head on pillow at night, how often do you find yourself thinking I didn’t get enough done, I have so much more to do tomorrow, or... Read More

Everyone wants to be seen. But something happened to me one day that was dramatic. I became invisible. I was clinging to the 50s demographic by the hair of my... Read More

If you struggle to choose a word for the year, let the word choose you. That’s how I chose my word this year. In the prior post I talked about... Read More