Love God. Love Others.

Love God. Love Others.

I spent some time in the word this morning, praising God for what he has done in our lives. Specifically today, how he healed us from a very deep hurt and used it just yesterday to help others… As our boys are completing college applications and contemplating...
Discover Your Gifts & Serve

Discover Your Gifts & Serve

Do you know how you are hardwired? Are you aware of your unique, God-given gifts and talents? Encouragement, Administration, Hospitality, Leadership, etc….??? In the fall of 2012 I first learned about a neighborhood in Oakland. Our church was working with them...
Called

Called

Bachelors degree in Rhetoric & Communications Law Degree Construction and Business Attorney Stay-at-Home Mom Risk Manager Health & Wellness Coach Co-Owner of Story Builders   No, my “professional” journey has not been linear or predicatable....
The Greatest Story

The Greatest Story

Someone told me yesterday that I’m a good storyteller. Ha! Have you ever met my dad? He’s the guy who always has just the right story for any occasion, usually in joke form, and you know it’s a joke because as he’s telling it he’ll pause...
Making Old Friends

Making Old Friends

35 years, and 3 miles later… Y’all know I love a good story. Well this one’s a doozy! In the fall I served on a committee with a mom at our school who I’d never met before. We “happened” to sit next to each other one day and “somehow” our conversation came...
Chasing God’s Dreams

Chasing God’s Dreams

“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” Author Unknown When we arrived in Texas in 2017 we plugged our boys into a great school. That was...
Grit: Get Uncomfortable – Get Stronger

Grit: Get Uncomfortable – Get Stronger

“I have a question for you. How many of you are tired?” Hands go up all over. “Good. Go home. Get some rest and meet me at the gym before school tomorrow to lift weights. We are going to get stronger.” Lessons From a Wise Soul These were the words of my 13-year-old to...
The Ride of Her Life: Christy DeShazo

The Ride of Her Life: Christy DeShazo

Within three months of moving to Texas with no game plan, Derek and I had formed our own company and began to seek connections in our new community – church, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, his and her Bible studies. Having lived our whole lives (apart from college...
Running for God: Irene Tang

Running for God: Irene Tang

Passionate about running, blogging, matcha green tea lattes and Jesus. Any guesses who this is?? Nope, not me. These words describe my sweet friend Irene Tang – and add to that list anything in lime green, including her very own emoji 💚. It’s no wonder I loved...
Taking Her SHE Back: Carrie Leonardini

Taking Her SHE Back: Carrie Leonardini

Before I was “officially” a health and fitness and lifestyle coach I was a “coach” in other ways and worked daily with women to encourage and support them. I lead a weekly fitness and nutrition group at my church, I met with women who struggled with infertility and...