Christian Life Coach for Midlife Women
I help you turn your passions into purpose. Every Friday, you'll get actionable tips and faith-based encouragement to guide you on your journey of pursuing a big dream.
When taking the first step feels way harder than expected
Reader, I’d been seeing them all over social media: women walking with weighted vests to build stronger bones and muscles. I got curious—osteoporosis runs in my family, and I’ve seen how broken hips marked the beginning of the end for too many women on my mom’s side. So I thought, Why not? It’s worth a try, right? And I asked for one for Christmas. Welp… 15 pounds strapped to your back for a 1-mile walk is harder than it looks on Instagram. I used that vest once in January—and then took the...
The truth about your purpose (and how to find it)
Every day, as I drive my kids to school, I’m thinking about how to set them up well for their day. How can I point them to Jesus in those few moments in the car before they go off into their own world for the next 7 hours? This morning I asked if they knew about Ash Wednesday. They’d heard of it but said they didn't know what it was about. (Same boat, girls. I had to look it up since I’ve never attended a church that had an Ash Wednesday service.) So I began to share what I’d learned: that...
these are my 3 non-negotiables
Hey Reader, There are certain non-negotiables in my life. You know, the things I don’t waver on because the alternative doesn't cut it. 1️⃣ Jesus first. No matter what. My life, my relationships, and decisions I make are built on seeking Him and trusting His gentle leading. It hasn’t always been this way for me, but I have come to realize it’s the only way. My identity and security rest in Him. 2️⃣ Obedience over fear. Fear doesn’t get to make decisions for me—God does. Even if it means a...
Reminder of how precious we are to the Father 💕
Hey Reader, Inbox overflowing with 💗 heart emojis today? 🩷 Yeah, same.💕 And also jumping on the bandwagon to talk with you about a different kind of love—a heavenly love, unmatched in the world and bought through sacrifice. It’s a love we hardly understand and yet are compelled by it to live in such a way that we shine this very love to others in everything we do. At least that’s the hope. But it’s difficult to always see ourselves the way God sees us (and therefore see others as God sees...
Already feeling behind and it’s only January 10th?
I once had a coach tell me: We overestimate what we can accomplish in one year and underestimate what we can accomplish in 10 years. I don’t need any proof that this is true. A quick glance at the mounting list of items on my “want to do list” from quarterly planning earlier in the week and I know that there are not enough hours in a year to finish them all. What about you, Reader? Have you made big plans to accomplish all the things in 2025? Is this the year you’ll finally… [You fill in the...
How Advent will spark your longing for Jesus
Hello Reader, As we approach Advent, I'm honored to invite you into a conversation that might just transform the rest of your year. Are you feeling weary? Overwhelmed? Can hardly imagine Thanksgiving is next week, much less Advent? I have just the remedy for you. This week’s podcast interview with Caroline Cobb is like a warm cup of hope on a cold day. Imagine settling into your favorite chair, maybe with a soft blanket and a steaming mug, and letting Caroline's story of writing her first...
🦹♀️ Is social media a necessary evil?
Hey Reader, Nine years ago I met a precious friend. We had some things in common, most significant at that time was that we gave birth within a few months of each other at the same birth center in Boulder, Colorado. She and I connected instantly, chatting long after the event we’d both been invited to had ended. Our husbands even hit it off! (Bonus points all around.) And our babies—now 9 year olds—are on track to be friends for life. But at one point in our conversation she said the oddest...
How to change the way you think about your dream (for the better)
Live near Denver? Don’t miss the P.S. at the bottom about a special Devoted Dreamers gathering coming in the fall. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~ Romans 12:2 (NIV) Reader, I love that God straight out tells us in His Word that there’s a way we can think differently. He’s in the business of changing minds (and hearts). Isn’t that what...
Everything changed when I started doing this
Hi Reader, There are countless barriers to starting on a dream. We talk about them all the time around here. Time is a big one. So is fear. And imposter syndrome. ⬅️⬅️ Click through those links for a podcast episode that addresses each one. But today I want to address what’s possible when we look those barriers in the face and start to ask different questions. Questions like: What would it be like to show up for yourself and your dream IN the power of the Holy Spirit? What’s at stake (i.e....
What if you could dream without fear?
🌱 Plant Without Fear—I discovered this pithy little statement printed on the edge of a seed packet tucked away with my gardening supplies all winter long. I’d never noticed it before, but it’s been teaching me ever since. Plant Without Fear. How did the seed people know that I would belabor decisions about what to plant, where to plant, when to plant, how many seeds to plant…all the questions? 🚨 Questions that kept me from taking action. 🙅 Questions that made me feel like a newbie (or a...
I help you turn your passions into purpose. Every Friday, you'll get actionable tips and faith-based encouragement to guide you on your journey of pursuing a big dream.