When the light goes out
Going snowmobiling 750 miles above the Arctic Circle-where the temperature is 20 degrees below zero-isn’t everybody’s idea of fun, but it was ours. My husband Toby and I, … Read More
Blog posts for Empowerment
Empowerment Environment Gratitude Hope joy Second Chances
Walk Out and Look Up
This piece was featured by The Christian Citizen as well as delivered as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC. Today, I’d like to share the secret to life. Where … Read More
Singing into Battle
(This piece is a mini version of a recent sermon at Madison Avenue Baptist Church – access it in full here .) Each week, I try to make it to the gym. … Read More
Empowerment joy Kindness Laughter Self care
Know Your Worth. Then add Tax.
This piece is a short version of my Pride sermon from Sunday, July 1, 2025 at Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. I have a granddaughter who, when she was younger, loved to wear … Read More
Empowerment Hope joy Self care
Not Today, Satan!
Some days — most days (these days) — you just feel it. It’s like a disruption in the force, a heaviness, a weight. It can take many different … Read More
The Power of a Pinwheel
A version of this blog was given as a sermon at the historical Madison Avenue Baptist Church on January 26, 2025. I was in the parking lot of Walgreens recently when I heard squeals of laughter … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Empowerment Gratitude Hope Laughter Self care Uncategorized
Breast Cancer and the “F” Bomb
This piece was previously featured as a nationally syndicated column by GateHouse Media. “Brace yourselves. I’m gunna use the ‘F word’ to talk about my battle with breast cancer.” While the audience gasped, the … Read More
Empowerment Hope Justice Laughter
The Ultimate Lifeboat: A reflection on 9/11 and the power of laughter in unexpected places.
The day after 9/11, I was working for the Red Cross taking inbound calls for missing persons in the fallen towers. Somewhere mid-morning I received a call from … Read More
Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality
Just Keep Walking
This piece was also a sermon broadcast on Sunday, April 30, 2023 by Day1.org to over 200 stations and to our troops . Today’s sermon deals with the ultimate question of life: WHY. Now, I’m aware … Read More
Empowerment Gratitude joy Self care
Sarah’s Purse
I always knew it would be a great day when Sarah Goodson walked through the doors of our church carrying her big purse. Raised during the Depression on … Read More