Something insidious happens after trauma. It’s called grief. It’s called shock. It’s called the long road of healing. Folks might want you to minister in the aftershock, but you can’t. You can’t even see your way down the dark tunnel. This was France for me. And its aftermath has lasted five painful (but growing) years. [...]

Today I’m blessed to have April McCullohs with us. She shared this entry with me, and it so blessed me. I know it will bless you too. I wonder if you relate. Let me know in the comments section. ———- I told myself that it wasn’t as I felt it was. I self-coached and prayed [...]

    We all struggle. We all have these thoughts that echo our defeat. We all have our pits where we trip up in the same way and wonder whether we’ve even been walking with Jesus all along. Sometimes the glory to glory feels like battlefield to battlefield, without victory.   I go back to [...]

I had the privilege of receiving a scholarship to last year’s Relevant Conference. I learned so much, and God really helped me hone who I was as a blogger and gave me great direction there. Not only that, but I got to connect with so many awesome women. So I’m super excited to announce the [...]

Last week I burnt out {pretty much}. I did a video taping for two straight days, which normally wouldn’t mess with me, but in this case I had no audience, so I spoke to a camera lens for hours upon hours. My brain turned to mush, and as I anticipated coming home, the tasks that [...]

I’m in one of those places in my life where I feel pushed, pulled, squeezed and prodded–pressed into far more than I can go. And there’s not much to do but to keep taking steps forward. It reminds me a bit of France, how every day was a test in perseverance. The picture here is [...]

Have you ever wrestled the inferiority beast? I have many times and found myself wanting in the aftermath. I often perceive every. single. person. on. this. earth. as more important than me. Now this is good when I’m hoping to be Jesusy and kind and considering others better than myself. But it’s not good when [...]

Last week I wrote about having a picture for the year. What’s fun about it is all your participation. I’ve seen eagles and boats and praying people. Redwoods too. And I shared my picture. To refresh your memory, here it is: Lilacs that symbolize abundance and fresh, spring life. But I wanted to do something [...]

My friends Ashley and George who run Tekeme Studios are a picture of reconciliation and healing. Here we are last November when I had the chance to surprise them at their home. I love them. George designed the header for Live Uncaged and does a lot of my design. Ashley? Well, she’s just a little [...]

It’s time to live uncaged, folks. To be set free from the past and soar today. I’m reintroducing my audio healing retreat now as a catalyst for new growth in 2012. It mimics my own journey the past two years from being tethered unhealthily to “way back when” to learning to live with joy in [...]