The Secret Reasons Why You Won’t Succeed

The Secret Reasons Why You Won’t Succeed

by | Feb 16, 2015

I am more afraid of success than I am of failure. There. I said it. It’s something I have long-known to be true, but always shove under the rug and pretend doesn’t exist. I have always been a driven person, prone to dreaming and envisioning a day when all...
We Are Not Rocks. We Are Not Islands.

We Are Not Rocks. We Are Not Islands.

by | Feb 3, 2015

When I wrote the poem, That Rock, I was drawing upon the two verses that appear below. They both offer a great foundation (pun intended) for how to live in continual recognition that I am nothing without the mercies and grace of God. And a man shall be . . . as the...
Dear Santa, My Wish for 2015 is…

Dear Santa, My Wish for 2015 is…

by | Dec 20, 2014

Dear Santa – I’ll admit. I am not always the best version of me. There are moments from the last year that I will honestly tell you I am ashamed of the way I behaved. I allowed my humanness to take over and let emotions control the words that came out of my...
Sheila E. Drums Up the Greater Desires of Life’s Call

Sheila E. Drums Up the Greater Desires of Life’s Call

by | Nov 14, 2014

Sheila E was born Sheila Escovedo, the daughter of Latin percussionist Peter Escovedo. She’s a world-class drummer/percussionist and Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter. She’s a musician, actress, mentor, and philanthropist. She’s collaborated with some of the...

Poetry: On the Other Side

by | Nov 2, 2013

For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:4 I’m currently leading a study of 2 Corinthians. Last week,...