About a month ago, I was invited to preview the film, Voiceless. I watched the film last week but I’ve been struggling to write my review of a movie that seeks to engage the church on such a controversial issue. The truth is, I believe that the abortion debate is not as much a legal…
I am pleased to introduce you to August’s Texas Strong woman of the month and one of my favorite mentors in the nonprofit world, Christian Wells. Meet Christian Wells Christian is the president of Alzheimer’s Texas, an organization close to my heart that has supported my family over the last decade, through my mother’s illness and…
This month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is my beautiful and talented, singer-songwriter friend, Jamie Lin Wilson. Meet Jamie Lin Wilson I met Jamie about 8 years ago, near the end of her time spent touring with Austin-based Americana band, The Gougers. Instantly, I became enamored, not only with her voice, lyrics and guitar…
I’m not going to pretend that things are happy and peaceful in America, or around the world, right now. Like so many of you, I have been feeling discouraged, confused and, at times, just plain scared. Yet, I know that our only hope is Jesus–the great equalizer and the ultimate source of joy, love and truth….
When I was a teenager, I loved rearranging the furniture in my room. I rarely asked for help and would muster all of the strength in my tiny, adolescent body to push my loaded bookcase across that hardwood floor. Occasionally, I would end up hurting myself and wishing that I had asked my parents or my…
