She sat across from me in the corner booth against the window, sipping her Coke with lime. Our second college visit, we rehashed all we learned and loved about yet another campus. Graduates took pictures across the street at the arches you’re only allowed to cross under once you graduate. …
We dance, and I wonder what He’s doing. One step forward, two steps back. A nonstop marathon of progress and regression; doors …
There are things I don’t like to remember. They sneak upon me long past the expiration date I’ve given them; regrets and …
Tell me about yourself. Our answers are always automatic, and as women usually start like this: I’m a wife, a mom. I …
I have a list. It’s not written down anywhere, but it’s certainly memorized. It’s a list of things I think or speak …
I won’t jump into a heated discussion, espousing my thoughts and opinions on the fly. My mind doesn’t work that way; I …
I have it memorized and can call it forth at any given moment: There once was a girl, and she felt pretty …
You, with your quiet strength that you see as too timid and weak. Your strength that endures under trials and difficulties, that …
It never occurred to me to pray about these massive self-esteem issues. To pray about speaking in front of that group. To …
I’m just now celebrating the good things about me; the ways God created me to see and perceive, to think and to …
A MESSAGE FROM MONICA: When I first volunteered to take the Why and How portions of this series, I thought it would …
A MESSAGE FROM MONICA: I have to tell you, I am so loving this podcast series. There is so much freedom in …
A MESSAGE FROM SARA: As I write this, it’s Friday and I am so excited! Friday’s are like a little gift wrapped …
