Colleen's Blog

How a former teacher’s mindfulness tool can transform your responses to stress in just 30 seconds We’ve all experienced that moment. The email that makes your blood pressure spike. The family argument that escalates out of nowhere. The unexpected bill that arrives at the worst possible time. The colleague’s comment that feels like nails on […]

Why is adopting a progress over perfection mindset important? I can hear the tumble of the dryer in the background as I write this. It’s time for laundry … again. The Oreo Problem: Why ‘Done’ Doesn’t Exist When I was much younger, Phyllis Diller (comedienne) said that keeping a house clean while you raise children […]

We began 2024 with the daily “You Are a Badass” calendar in our bathroom. Those daily sentiments from Jen Sincero about owning how amazing we really are began to sink in. We took a road trip to visit our kids in DFW that summer; Shad Helmstetter’s “What to Say When You Talk To Your Self” […]

Someone recently said that most people sleepwalk through life – allowing events to shape their world, unaware of their own capacity and potential. These sleepwalkers are content but a bit clueless. That certainly describes us until rather recently. This journey really began way back in 2017 when Darrell finally closed our chapter on full-time ministry […]