Use your power
The coolest thing happened the other day. I got an email. Now maybe you’re thinking, “Hey Nic, I get emails all the time. It’s really not that cool.” Well this email was a follow up from the ”In Her Shoes” Dress for Success event I spoke at in Sioux Falls, SD several weeks ago. Just
Kindness comes through a fender bender
Isn’t it funny how life interrupts us and pulls our eyes off of ourselves? Gail Perry Johnston is a graphic designer in California. She likes to jog in the middle of the day, but a few months ago, she decided to buy a vacuum at Walmart instead. That was when life interrupted her. “All I
It’s Tournament Time!
It’s Monday, but I’m stuck in a time warp because I’m at a basketball tournament in Sioux Falls, SD. Basketball tournaments do that to me. I forget what day it is, what time I’m supposed to go to bed and what I should to eat to stay a human in reasonably good shape. So it’s
Unexpected kindness delights in many ways
There is a flower arrangement sitting on my kitchen table. It is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, with red roses along with Stargazer lilies. Do you want to hear something that will make you groan out loud? Stargazers are my favorite flowers because way back when Saul and I were dating,
Something to celebrate is coming
A year ago we were living in a home filled with uncertainty. My husband’s basketball season was coming to a close and we were unsure what the next few months would bring. While we thought there would be two more years to build the team, we could hear faint voices yelling from the sidelines, “Off
Kindness sees those who feel invisible
They say you either had a good childhood or a good story to tell. Andrea Abbate, from Glendale, Calif., says she has the latter. Her childhood was terribly traumatic, but as she bravely shares with us, it was an act of kindness during that time that saved her. “When I was 10, my father had
I hate course correcting
I always love it when I write something and someone comes back and says, “That message has been repeating itself in my life lately.” I think it’s fun and amazing and proof that God cares so deeply about the intimate details of our lives. I love it — except when it happens to me. When
