3 Books I’m Reading this Summer

I enjoy hearing what other leaders are reading and how it is helping them in their life and leadership. I look for leaders who are constant learners. We have never master this thing called leadership.What are you reading? What are you learning? Here are three books...

Availability and vulnerability

Over lunch recently a friend and I were talking about “Rules of Life” that is rhythms we need in our lives that lead to a fuller life with God and with others. My friend suggested two words for a rule for life – availability and vulnerability. She discovered they are...

Vacationing Well

I’m not know for my rest and relaxation skills.After a fun weekend of hanging out together a friend said “Renée, you should have a warning sticker on you that says ‘Warning: Highly Active Person.’” My idea of a great vacation is more along the lines of how many miles...

Got the Time?

What does your schedule for the week look like? What does your schedule for the month look like? How much of it is full of sports practices? How much of it is full of work activities? Household repairs? Family reunions? Doctor appointments? Free time? What about all...

How to respond when your heart is heavy

My heart has been heavy lately.I have been feeling a deep heaviness for the trouble around us: -the hateful killings that took place on Sunday in Orlando -the cases of sexual assault where justice seems allusive -the confusion around what it means to welcome and care...