The Sophia Project

Dear Low Self-Esteem, Inner Critic, Insecurity, and Judgment: Hi, old friends. It’s been a while since I addressed you directly, and I felt it was time we had a chat. See, I’m 39 years old now. In less than four months, I turn 40. I know, it’s hard for me to believe, too. In my [...]

Yesterday I went on a bit of a rant. Today I want to tell a story. On Sunday we celebrated my dad’s birthday. My aunt Dot was there. She is 86 years old, my grandmother’s younger sister (by 11 years. My grandmother is 97. That’s not important to the story, but I think it’s really [...]

I have something to say. I’ve been writing this blog post for the past few days in my head, editing and rewriting over and over. I’m not sure I’ll get the words right. But it’s time to say it. My heart is being broken by what I see happening in our national community today. I’m [...]

I’m currently reading the book “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller. This book was recommended to me twice in the past two weeks. Finally, someone bought it for me, handed to me, and said, “Here. Read this.” When things happen like that in my life, I pay attention. The book is [...]

My mission statement. Look at the pictures below. This is how I want to feel about my life. All the time. 

As you can tell from today’s title (and yesterday’s), this is mission statement week. As Gwen Bell works on me through her Align Your Website program, I’ve been thinking a lot about my mission in life. Why I’m here. What my purpose truly is. Like, the big, important stuff.  Yesterday I had the really huge [...]