When the tension breaks

Three and a half years ago, in the early days of the pandemic and very much by surprise, I found myself saying yes to a role on the President’s cabinet at the university I was contemplating leaving. It was a change that made no sense logistically as my husband had just taken on a big… Continue reading When the tension breaks

Overwhelmed

I’m thinking about this word. Overwhelm. I know so many professional workaholics, and they happily admit it, sometimes even proudly so. Why is this? For the majority of my working life, I have been somewhere close to that term. For about 15 years, I was a full-time single parent, and more than full-time pastor, and… Continue reading Overwhelmed