By Roseanne Dawes

I got a text from my daughter saying she was getting married—in five days—right after her bridal shower.
Wait. What? How? When?!

My brain went from zero to a hundred in a matter of...

By Roseanne Dawes

I taught elementary school for eight years before I finally felt the nudge to resign and become an entrepreneur. Actually, those promptings started a full year earlier, encouraging ...

By Heidi Dahlke

In my college English class, I had a professor who encouraged us to write by focusing on a moment—a snapshot of our lives—and to describe it using all five senses. Years later, while ...

By Rochelle Lloyd

Vulnerability—the ability to be vulnerable.
It shows up in many forms, and most of us have to reckon with it at some point. For some, it's a minor inconvenience that appears in spec...

By Roseanne Dawes

We went into education because it felt safe.

My husband taught in the classroom for seven years and then spent the next fifteen in administration—all in the same building. After a ...

By Helen Huntsman

Seeing $1,450.72 withdrawn from my checking account could mean something exciting… or something awful.

Seeing $1,450.72 withdrawn after realizing I’d lost my debit card?

Yeah. Rea...

By Helen Huntsman

I was trapped in the bathroom.

Okay, "trapped" might sound a little dramatic—but when you're staring at a bathroom door handle and realize you physically can't pull hard enough to...

By Helen Huntsman

Okay, so apparently “despaired” isn’t technically a word—but we’re going to pretend it is, because it just fits.

About a month and a half ago, I found myself scribbling in my jour...

By Helen Huntsman

You know that saying, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead”?

I’ve decided that people who say that have never actually been tired.

Today I want to share a little about my experience with ch...

By Rochelle Lloyd

For years, I knew I needed something more in my life—but I couldn’t figure out what that was. I was a busy mom with five kids, ages 9 to 19. Life felt chaotic—both inside and out. J...

By Lena Mattice

Everyone has dreams. Some people chase them and see them come true, while others quietly set them aside. For some, dreams become goals with a plan. For others, they stay distant—thing...

By Helen Huntsman

My husband’s voice called from the kitchen: “Have you seen my car keys?”

I was upstairs folding laundry and honestly, I was confused. I responded, “Pardon?”

You have to understand...

By Kathleen Taylor

You know how some dates just stick in your mind? How some experiences become etched into you—impossible to forget?

October 19, 2019 is one of those days for me.

Things had been r...

Meet Julie Obenchain.

I'm pleased to present Julie as an Honors graduate from our Mindset Mastery program! She is relationship mentor, trainer, speaker, and Vice President of HigherAttitudes.com. As ...