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Don't Settle! For more than two decades I took the posture of student, intentionally leaning in to learn and glean from wise leaders in my life. Some welcomed this and quickly put me to work with opportunities and responsibilities that helped grow and mature me. Others were put off by my interest and inquisitive nature. A few along the way seemed to feel tasked with keeping me "in my place" and they were quite good at belittling and overlooking me. To be fair, I learned as much from the later as the former. The later taught me who I didn't want to be while the former taught me, showed me, really, who I wanted to become. Oh, I thank God for them all!! Each experience has held value! Despite the cold shoulder received in various settings, I saw opportunity to develop and share what God had placed within me. So, I worked, collaborated, served, taught, filled-in, and waited for those in charge to open the glass ceiling. It was discouraging and disheartening at times, and ...

Be careful that your gift of mercy and compassion does not blind you to the root of evil that too often leads people into behaviors of passive malevolence. Lean into Holy Spirit wisdom!

Do not let contentment drift into complacency. 

  In 2018 when I begin to feel the Lord call me out of my comfort zone, there was no indication of all that He would show me. I just knew something was going to unfold.  When I begin preparing for my first cross-country move in late 2020, there was no indication of all that He would show me. I just knew He was calling me "out upon the water... the great unknown." When  He sat me near NYC for about a year, it was tough. The people were hardened. Then He led me to WNY for about 18 months... boy howdy, the people were warm and open! He has grown me tremendously during my time in NY state. I have learned that much of His growth processes requires discomfort and becomes sheer adventure!  Since I have been serving in the Northeast, I have seen so much! It is in this season that I have learned to deal with the Jezabel spirit in leadership zones. It is in this season I have had to deal with my own default settings of disengaging or freezing when dealt with unkindly or dismis...