Now that I’ve gotten your attention, let me explain. I want to show you how to turn your pain, rejection and hurt into passion, purpose and progress. It is clearly etched into my memory the day I read a rejection letter from a job I had applied to. Having been laid off for over a year, trying to find my place in the working world, struggling with the thought of leaving my new baby at a daycare, I was finally at my wits end! “Enough of it all”, were my thoughts after reading t

And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. John 21:6 God is always with us, and you never know what He will use to speak to your heart. Recently, I was reading a Dr. Seuss story to my toddler and I was actually inspired by one of the stories in his book. No, I’m not referring to Green Eggs and Ham or the Cat in the Hat. The story

Change was happening in my household and it was happening really fast! We were preparing for a new baby, someone put in a cash offer the very first day we listed our house on the market, we purchased a bigger home to suit our growing family, and my toddler was finally starting to use words we could actually understand. Life was changing for us with new and exciting things, but why wasn’t I happy? Isn’t change what we all look for when we feel like we are stuck in a rut? The a

Whether we fulfill it or not, every human being is born with a purpose. Therefore, there is an internal longing to strive for something far greater than ourselves. The proverbial mountaintop represents the pinnacle of something we define as success. Having made it to the mountaintop is what we all long for in one way or the other. What each person defines as their mountaintop varies greatly. I believe that each of us should go for our mountaintops with everything we have in o

What a time to be alive! In this age of technology, we have a plethora of information right at our finger tips. I remember actually having to search for information in real encyclopedias, books and maps. That seems like ages ago even though I'm only 21 *wink*. I LOVE Google and the instant access it provides. A quick search on a topic and I'm an "expert" in a matter of seconds. Ahhh, the convenience of quick and easy access. The other day during my time with God, I had a ques

I've never been the person to decorate my office like a cozy second home because I want to remember that I'm at work. I also don't mix business with pleasure however, there are some routine work behaviors that can actually help our marriage. Below is a list of five workplace behaviors we can apply to our relationships. 1. Performance Evaluations - Every year most companies have their employees do an evaluation in which their work performance is reviewed. You're rated on what