"If I want to coach kids who show up to practice with hands and hearts that look to help - then I have to show up to practice the same way."

And of course it's not about the road trip, friends. It is NEVER about the road trip. That's just a slice of my entire life concentrated, pressed down and shoved into a van for a few hours.

It's a thing. Those who have given birth were given the strength to do so. And whether you went natural or had drugs or in between (drugs that only partially worked, my poor sister!) or C-section - the actual event of getting another human out of your body, one way or another, requires a strength that I really think we need to be tapping into more than just that very specific birthing time

I had the opportunity to preach a sermon this week at our church. And there's one, 3-letter word that hit me between the eyes in the text: Let.

You only need to put your emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical hand back in your own pockets and leave things and people alone. Let them be. Make any decisions you need to make to take care of yourself, but don't make them to control other people. Start taking care of yourself.

— Melody Bates, Codependent No More