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We've learned how to achieve, perform, and produce. But what if the very things making us successful are keeping us from becoming who we truly are? What if the very things you've spent your life pursuing are the things keeping you from becoming who you truly are? It's a question worth sitting with. We live in a culture that celebrates achievement. From a young age, we're taught to work hard, set goals, be productive, and measure success by what we accomplish. And there's noth

Parenting is full of moments when we get it right. And then there are the moments when we become the very example we were hoping our kids would not follow. This is a story about one of those moments in my house. It involved both my kids when they were teenagers, a very heavy oak coffee table, a questionable parenting decision, and me having to eat my own words. Looking back, it's one of my favorite parenting stories. Not because I handled it particularly well, but because of

The greatest gift I was ever given wasn't advice. It was space. About fifteen years ago, my life felt like it was coming apart. I was navigating the pain of divorce while also facing some health concerns. Every day seemed filled with questions I couldn't answer, emotions I couldn't untangle, and an endless stream of thoughts that only grew louder the more I tried to make sense of them. Looking back, I realize I wasn't just overwhelmed. I had lost touch with myself. Friends an

What if burnout isn't caused by doing too much? What if it's caused by becoming disconnected from yourself?

Over ten years ago, I was sitting in a transformational workshop, hosted by GAP Community, when I first heard the above translation of the Gospel of John 1:1-14. I don’t remember everything from that experience, but I remember this. It stuck. Not in a fleeting, “that’s interesting” kind of way—but in the kind of way that quietly rewires how you see the world. And every so often, it comes back around and asks a little more of you. The Line That Changes Everything “In fact the

I was on a walk recently — headphones in, music on — when a single line stopped me in my tracks. Not because I tripped. Because I felt it in my chest. "It's getting late, I'm losing heart. Maps are useless in the dark." It's from a song called Overture III/Awake by Sleeping at Last. And if you've ever been in a season of change — the disorienting, unsteady kind where you can't quite see what's ahead — you know exactly what that line means. Maps require two things: light and a