Lately, I’ve been sitting in the tension between my values and the world we’re living in. I’m a curious person by nature. I want to understand people. I seek root causes. I read the posts, listen to different voices, and yes,
Some news I’ve been holding close. We bought a church! And while we’re still in the process of working through the long road of securing the proper zoning to bring Monarch Meadows Retreat to life, I was told it was time to
The moment we say they all or we all, we’ve abandoned curiosity and with it, connection. When we flatten people into categories, we leave no room for their full, holy stories
It’s something I see again and again, with the leaders I work with, the teens my friends parent, and even inside my own story, especially before all this healing courage work: We hold really high expectations.For how people should act.For how life should go.For how things should* feel. And
Some people live only from their own narrow and limited lens—with no curiosity, no compassion, just a persistent need to be right and to disagree. First: These are not my people.Second: I choose to meet them with what they often refuse
When times get tight, development is often one of the first things cut. What if courage, connection, and growth are exactly what our people need most during these seasons? What if pouring into them—especially when it’s hard—is how we build the culture,
After I thanked her for showing up and loving me, her text read:“Showing up and loving each other—this is what we do.Because it’s what you have taught me.It’s the only way to live.” When your people have done the courage work
