“When are we there, Aunt Lois?” A seemingly innocent question that was way more poignant than I’d initially thought when asked by my niece as we traveled from site to site, city to city on a family tour of China (that’s Grace above, peering at me between the seats of our bus in Beijing). It turns out I’d asked this question of myself often, not… read more
Someday is not a strategy. Think about it. When contemplating something we long to do or experience, writing off a dream with “someday” is a cop out on ourselves. The only intention behind “someday” is procrastination or outright avoidance. When an extraordinary friend and mentor first uttered these five life-changing words to me last year, I absorbed them into my very bloodstream. After that conversation… read more
As a girl who is quite fond of the finer things in life, I've come to realize that the most valuable possession of all is something that can't be easily procured. In fact, it often seems elusive. It is the most precious of all commodities, time. When we give the gift of time, whether a few minutes or a few hours, we make a bold… read more
