When I was in college, my roommate & I hit the town one night. On our way home, my roomie (feeling the repercussions of a long night of beveraging) lost control and projected vomit all over my dashboard, my passenger window and passenger door. But wait, there’s more. She had just pigged out on chicken salad and grape laffy-taffy. NAAAAAASTY! We got back to the dorm and — too tired to clean my car — left it. The next morning, I opened my car door and got bulldozed by the most atrocious odor ever! Whats my point? It stinks when...

Sunday morning I exited my parked car grabbing the pile I threw on the floorboard and made my way to church hoping to make it on time. When I looked up I found I was walking behind a mother and daughter whose body language I knew all too well. Daughter in hoody and mini skirt, mother walking four feet ahead of her precious, yet defiant, girl. The reason mother is walking in front of and not with her girl is (I am quite sure) they spent the last 45 minutes arguing about the daughter’s clothing choice as they got ready...

Awake! O! Sleeper! {Ephesians 5:14] One of my prayer partners recently made a simple but thought provoking statement: When someone is asleep, they don’t know it. Wake Them Up Lord! There is nothing wrong with sleep. Jesus slept [Luke 8:22-25] ”…But as they sailed he fell asleep…” I have been privileged to see in person the Sea of Galilee in a storm. It isn’t big 33 miles – you can see all around it. I stood there while it was calm and then watched as a storm came up. Waves, rain, it was an eye opener for me. However, Jesus...

The essence of summer is the luxury of less is more. It’s the season to hang loose and run free. So when it comes to having your best and most beautiful summer yet, it’s essential to go back to the basics. Prep your skin with the hottest facial, protect it all day long with SPF’s that make you belong in the sun, and top off your lips with tints that will transport you to those far away beaches of your dreams. Prepare, Protect, Radiate, Polish and Shine through these hot Summer days and amazing Summer nights with my favorite go-to...