As entrepreneurs, most of us struggle with our days blowing out. It’s awesome to be able to restructure our schedule on a whim, but it’s also difficult to stay on track without a boss or manager ordering our days for us. I don’t always take my own advice, but when I do, I get a LOT… Read More 3 Keys to Managing Yourself as an Entrepreneur
If you want to succeed in anything, there has to be a way to measure your success. To measure your success, you must track. When I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was embarking on a journey to mature, I had no idea God was about to mature me in one of the hardest ways possible. That’s the… Read More Measuring Success
His eyes stared down in pity. I shuddered as heaviness enshrouded me and settled on my shoulders while I was diagnosed with all the serious of a doctor telling sorrowful news. Taller, older, wiser, the 40-year-old’s saddened eyes said it all. I was a helpless case. I was one of them. The naive. The ones who must be… Read More What’s Wrong with Rose-Colored Glasses?
AUGUST 18 TH, 2015 A lot has happened since my last journal entry in here. A lot. There have been so many ups and downs, so many good memories and emotional valleys, so many new horizons and finished chapters . . . and it’s only been two months! Crazy! All that to say, there are gigantic… Read More My Daily Journal (Updated August 18th)
Hey Guys! It’s been awhile since I have written. Truth be told, the flame in my lighthouse of creative energy has been barely flickering due to a lot of exciting projects and emotional pulls. However, regardless of my inspiration levels, I’m going to update you all on the Chad Johnson family like I promised I would.… Read More Johnson Family Update 2015
“Everyone experiences times when life is so dark they don’t know where to turn. All they can do is cling to Jesus.” That’s what I was told. I believed them . . . I had no idea how to relate. Jesus has always been my source of strength and deliverance, but I have never been in a… Read More Destruction, Regrowth, and Isaiah 61
MARCH 22, 2015 Today I woke up at 6am, packed my bags, and began a journey. To start the process, I texted a good friend my road map. It was a very long text, with seven chapters and a Preface. To send, the phone broke it into 39 texts. (Yeah, I’m that friend.) My dad said an email would be… Read More Operation Take Control: My Journey to Maturity (pt. 1)
MARCH 18, 2015 Discouragement is a sneaky beast. It creeps up, taps you on the shoulder, then latches on tight. Discouragement is like quicksand, one second you’re walking on firm ground, the next, you’re steadily getting dragged down . . . only moments away from suffocation. Right now, I’ll admit, I’m writing with Discouragement clinging to my… Read More Dealing with Discouragement
Excerpt from my journal on November 13th, 2014. Pleased to say I can now cook…miracles DO happen. “It’s 3:37pm and I’m already dreading making dinner. I live in a family of wonderful cooks. Mother, Kyla, Kelsey, and even Karaline gain accolades with their domestic skills. Phenomenal salads, gourmet soups, homemade everything, and sometimes even “trim healthy Mama”… Read More Get Used to Being Uncomfortable
February 27th 2015 They say love is blind. “They” are wrong. Love sees all weaknesses, blemishes, flaws, and errors, yet chooses to accept, not condemn. Love recognizes fears, bad habits, and struggles. Love understands imperfections and challenges exist, but works through them. Love saves. Love fights. Love never ends. God is Love. God loved me… Read More Love is NOT Blind