If you didn’t catch part 1 or part 2 of Rickelle’s interview this week, I encourage you to go back and read her tender story of loss and grief and waking up. When Rickelle first sent me her responses, I couldn’t make it through her story about Lake in one sitting. I...

We are continuing our “Women in the Trenches” series today with the second part of Rickelle Hicks’ interview. Get to know Rickelle a bit better in Part 1 from Sunday’s post. Today, I’m sharing a very tender piece from Rickelle who went through an unspeakable tragedy...

Meet Rickelle Hicks, the first honored guest in our “Women in the Trenches” series. I wanted to do this series as a way to introduce you to some women I admire, women who are in the trenches of faith and love, women who are really showing up to life. Rickelle and I...

Celebrating an important voice today. This morning, my English-teacher-for-25-years mom sent me the news that today—July 11—is the anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird . . . which was first published in 1960. She also sent along a few quotes from...

I recently saw “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” playing for free in our little two-theatre cinema on base. In the movie a handful of aging Brits decide to leave their country and move to India to live out their twilight years as ex-pats in this “refurbished”...