My husband and I are back and recovered (well, mostly recovered) from our RAGBRAI biking trip that took place the last full week of July. I shared more about this ride and preparing for it in episode 51. In case you missed it, though, RAGBRAI is the annual bicycle...

I'm thrilled we get to journey together here today. Speaking of journey, one year ago today, on August 9, 2021, I hit publish on the first official episode of the Encouragement for Real Life Podcast. What a journey it has been! So, it's fitting that today we celebrate...

Do you ever become distracted throughout your day? Maybe the notifications on your phone ding while you're concentrating at work. Or maybe your thoughts snatch you from your present moment. Or you just can't seem to get focused or stay that way? So many of us are...

It's RAGBRAI week in Iowa, but if you're not from Iowa, you might not know what RAGBRAI is. RAGBRAI stands for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. (The Register is the Des Moines newspaper.) It's an annual event, with the exception for 2020, that...

It's been said you and I are only as limited as our beliefs (Jennifer Ho-Dougatz). And if you think about that for a moment, it's so true, isn't it? So often it's our beliefs--our limiting beliefs--and what we tell ourselves that hold us back and prevent us from...

Are you finding yourself in a season of waiting? Have you been praying for something, yet God seems silent? Do you desire for a certain situation or circumstance to change, yet nothing appears to be changing? I think we all know how it feels to wait, right? So, how do...