Colleen's Blog

Breaking Free from Restrictive Diet Mentality I have reached that point … and I love it! I have no idea what day of the week it is! It is one of my favorite parts of each summer that I relish (and the days that I can stay in jammies all day). I love having a […]

Why is adopting a progress over perfection mindset important? I can hear the tumble of the dryer in the background as I write this. It’s time for laundry … again. The Oreo Problem: Why ‘Done’ Doesn’t Exist When I was much younger, Phyllis Diller (comedienne) said that keeping a house clean while you raise children […]

My Weight Loss Journey: The Moment That Still Haunts Me “How does it look?” I groaned. It didn’t fit… like at all. How did I grab the wrong size? My heart sank when I checked the tag… 3X. There was NO way I was opening the door to the fitting room. No one else needed […]

I just watched a TedTalk video that was recorded in 2015. Robert Waldinger’s “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness” was intriguing. I am not alone thinking it was cool as the video currently has nearly 50 million views.  Waldinger explained that Harvard began a longitudinal study in the 1930’s […]

It’s that time again. We need to clean out the garage, but I hate this chore. I love to organize and put things in their place, but the garage has too many pitfalls to make me tempted to tackle it voluntarily. I am overwhelmed by the scope of the job. Typically, we reach Code Red […]

For me, 2 Days with Rob Bell was everything I planned but nothing that I expected. We met amazing people and had powerful conversations. While Darrell shared deeply and personally with our group, I struggled with self-doubt. I struggled with comparisons. I struggled to be authentic. I was frustrated with myself, feeling like I had […]

We began 2024 with the daily “You Are a Badass” calendar in our bathroom. Those daily sentiments from Jen Sincero about owning how amazing we really are began to sink in. We took a road trip to visit our kids in DFW that summer; Shad Helmstetter’s “What to Say When You Talk To Your Self” […]

Someone recently said that most people sleepwalk through life – allowing events to shape their world, unaware of their own capacity and potential. These sleepwalkers are content but a bit clueless. That certainly describes us until rather recently. This journey really began way back in 2017 when Darrell finally closed our chapter on full-time ministry […]