4 Steps to Civil Conversations: Hashing Out the Roy Moore Dilemma on Video
Nearly every day we are confronted with another national situation that fuels polarity. Most recently, it's the sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore, the conservative Republican judge in Alabama who is running in a tight race for US Senate. Eve ...
The Petak Who Didn’t Want to Move to Colorado
There was one Petak who didn't want to move to Colorado. He loved his home, his friends, his familiar hangouts, watching bluebirds every spring check out the houses for rent in the backyard. So, when the night came to load up the last of the riff-raff and ...
A Lot Like Skydiving
It feels a lot like skydiving, a bucket-list item my husband Brian and I checked off a few weeks ago, jumping out of a perfectly good plane at 14,000 feet into the unknown. Blue sky above, sea level far below. Wind slams violently against your skin, eyes ...
7 Steps to Handle the Tension of Inauguration Weekend
In my last blog post, "11 Upside-Down New Year's Resolutions," the final resolution was "SCARED- Because then you might be trying something that feels waaaay bigger than you." I've heard from many of you that you are tackling something big this year. From ...
What Christmas is All About
I'm done. Done rushing, done shopping, done stressing. I'm now taking deep breaths to remember what Christmas is all about. To rest in the beauty and grace of God. To read the story in Luke 2, to gaze at the manger, wonder at God's strange way to ...
Rosemary Khamati Helps Warring Tribes Reconcile
Reconciliation. Not an easy word. It’s long, tough to get your mind around, and even tougher to get your arms around. In fact, if you listen to it, it has the word “silly” in the middle. Sometimes our attempts at reconciliation seem downright silly. Prep ...
Communication Advice for Your Thanksgiving Holiday
With our Thanksgiving holiday this week, you might be anxious about sharing the same space with family and friends who hold different political views. Certainly, emotions are running high on all sides after the recent election. For my communica ...
Thoughts on my Upcoming Conversation with a Democrat
After my post-election blog entry, I'm Not A Hater, received a firestorm of comments last week, I fully expected to be unfriended by one old high school friend in particular. However, my Democratic friend completely surprised me by instead writing a messa ...
I Have a Dream
We have a dream he and I. He with his deep faith his four children his vision for peace. Me with my deep faith my four children my vision for peace. We have a dream he and I that one day one day we people we citizens we souls we souls who occupy our many- ...
Kimberly Moore Communicates Legacy of Hope
My phone rang the other night. It was my sister, Kimberly Moore. Her voice sparkled after having led another session of her study, Beauty in a Life Repurposed, at Exodus, the only organization in the state of Texas that provides a home for formerly incarc ...