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October 29, 2019 I first heard about LIFT from one of my good friends; she saw a post about an upcoming LIFT event on Facebook and shared it with me. The plan was to attend together, but unfortunately she came down with a nasty bug and had to bail. My first gut instinct was to…

January 11, 2019 One of the things that helps when you’re feeling alone is knowing that others feel that way, too. The reality is that many of us feel alone a good portion of the time (which is why we chose to highlight this issue at LIFT 2019). We knew that hearing how other women…

January 1, 2019 Welcome to 2019! We invite you to start this year with a reminder that–no matter what you’re going through–you are not alone.  In fact, we’re so passionate about community and helping women to know that they matter and are seen and accepted just as they are, that our theme for LIFT 2019…

April 8, 2018 Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?—Mary Oliver Those words have lodged themselves in my heart, constantly prompting me to be sure I’m living my life intentionally. I lose sight easily (sometimes in a matter of minutes) of all my plans to live…

August 3, 2017 For those of you who heard my “Living the Dash” talk at LIFT this past January, you may remember my flashback story of my 28-year-old son relaying the news to me that he and his wife were expecting our first grandchild. Well, that grandchild arrived on April 25th…his daddy’s birthday! We couldn’t…

January 18, 2017 Nine years ago, when our family moved from Colorado to Idaho, I felt empty. I experienced the loss of my relationships, my reputation, and my knowledge of the area in which I lived. In this new hometown, I was forced to rely on my immediate neighbors and the mothers of my kids’…