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The Miners League Master Binder: A Guide to Streamlining Your Home’s Systems
I really thought it was the isolation of a global shut down brought on by a pandemic… or the heaviness of bringing an infant home with six different heart diagnoses and her name written on a heart transplant waiting list… or the pressure of so many different symptoms to monitor, medications to give, milestones to catch up with… but when I experienced the same anxiety as I left my career all over again and brought home a healthy newborn five years later, I knew there was something I was missing. Yes, twice now I’ve had the opportunity to leave full time work in order to enter into seasons of stay…
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Peace, Presence, Power: The Impact of Gratitude.
My eyes swelled with tears as I read her text: “I just can’t believe this is my life, Nicole.” How many times before had I sobbed with those same words before the Lord, written them in years’ worth of prayer journals, and painfully whispered them to my husband as he’d held me close and assured me we were together, and that would be enough. I wanted to list them out for her, to show her I understood the depth of her ache, and yet, I didn’t want to make the moment about myself either. So, as I sat there and prayed about the right response at a moment like this,…
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Keeping My Restaurants Real: A Newsletter of Sorts.
I came through the door to find Justin camped out on the couch watching the “Becoming Gordon Ramsay” series on Netflix. He patted the cushion beside him, inviting me to sit, and said, “If you can just get past the language, I think you’d really like this.” He began to explain to me that, beneath Gordon Ramsay’s tough exterior and push for excellence, is a man of integrity and depth. His work ethic has allowed him a platform to serve others and offer opportunities in ways that would not have been possible otherwise. Justin went on to tell me about Gordon Ramsay’s marriage of more than 25 years, the relationship…



