When you think of the word “confidence,” what comes to mind? I tend to think of fancy business suits and powerful people with lots of knowledge, or people who are very comfortable in their own skin and don’t need anyone else’s approval. Sometimes,...

There is a saying my husband has recently started to repeat to my children. Before a big test, a race, or whatever they are doing, he looks them straight in the eyes and says, “God did not create you for mediocracy.” 

Have you ever had that gnawing feeling in your head after making a pretty big decision? You know, the one that makes you second guess every next step, rethink the plan, and create more wrinkles in your forehead than you’d care to acknowledge. I’ve...

At 23, I boarded a plane and headed to SE Asia to teach at an international school. It was my first real job. People close to me questioned this decision, but with the support of my parents, I was confident that this was what I was supposed to do....