"Lead with your heart,
and don’t let fear get in the way."
Wendy Pitts Reeves
On Building a (Courageous Woman’s) Life: A New Series
It’s April!!
THIS is my very favorite time of the year. Even though it’s been a rainy week, THIS is the month where bright new green begins to move u...
C2C Apps: Local Discoveries, Unexpected Pleasures (Would You Like a Little Cheese with That Wine?)
 What a difference a month makes!
Last month, we tried our hands at target practice, with an introduction to handgun safety and an introductory shoot...
C2C Apps: Life Lessons from Target Practice
This one was tough.
Of all the trips we’ve done, of all the activities we’ve tried and sites we’ve explored during our Secret Adventures, this one wa...
(I am Becoming) A Deep Weathered Basket…
Of all the things that you’ve each shared so beautifully about the burdens you carry, the one that most touched my heart was this. At the core, undern...
What to Do When Your (Anxiety) Accelerator’s Stuck
“I’m gaining my confidence back — and I’m gaining my mouth back too.” She said, making a face as she did so. Half apologetic. Half tickled with herse...
What If’s, Uh-Oh’s and Oh-No’s: 3 Ways to Ease Everyday Angst
You know, no one said FEELINGS necessarily have anything to do with logic.
Sometimes we just feel what we feel and have no idea why. No point in tryi...
No, You’re Not Crazy. And No, It’s Not Just You.
Wow.
Y’all know that I talk about Courage a lot.
But I don’t do that as some kind of gimmick. I love that word, because, to me, it carries so much i...
10 Tips for Fighting Through Fear: Life Lessons from Courageous (Wise) Women
Ok, so one day you wake up to find yourself in this situation you never meant to be in.
Or maybe you did. In fact, maybe you worked darn hard just to...
Flying Through (Our) Fear
We were standing on the 3rd platform when I saw them…
…A tiny, clear line of tears in the eyes of the woman huddled beside me. She was smiling. From ...
Ice Storm? What Ice Storm?
Heroes were born last weekend.
Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that heroes were revealed.
I should have seen it coming, I know.
I’d been plann...