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Lunch Date
I had one of those rare, meaningful conversations over lunch today. The kind where you leave feeling a little lighter, a little clearer, and a lot more aware of the rooms you’ve been waiting to enter. It wasn’t about answers or big decisions. It was about perspective. As I listened, I recognized familiar words and…
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To Lead or Not to Lead – spoiler, you are leading now.
Lead Well By Kristie Phillips | The Open Chair Somewhere along the way, many of us picked up the idea that in order to lead, we had to be perfect.Flawless habits. Flawless choices. Flawless emotions.But the longer I walk this journey, the more clearly I see the truth: Leadership doesn’t require perfection. It requires integrity.…
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Coach or to not coach
I hired a coach. Not because I’m lost.Not because I’m broken.But because I’m growing—and I don’t want to outgrow my clarity. As a coach, I spend my days helping others find their voice, step into their seat, and lead with purpose. But I’ve come to learn something sacred: even the guide needs guidance. Even the…
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You’re Closer Than You Think
Some days, the finish line feels a mile away.And other days, like today, you get the rare gift of looking back and realizing—you’ve come further than you ever imagined. Today was one of those days for me. I’ve spent months dreaming, writing, wrestling, and refining. Page by page, I’ve poured my heart into something bigger…
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Be Positive Things
Inspired by the words of Keecia Rouse “Be positive things and trust the Word of God. Stay faithful in all things. He will bring to pass what you believe Him for.” When Keecia said these words, they stopped me in my tracks—not because they were flashy or poetic, but because they were rooted in something…
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Full Circle of Grace
The School, the Stage, and the Story In Between In 2010, I followed a vision that had been stirring in my heart for years—I started a K–12 school. It wasn’t just a job or a dream project; it was a calling. I poured everything into it: my time, my creativity, my faith, and my heart.…
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The Story That Opened the Chair
There’s a chair I’ve been sitting in for a long time. Sometimes in silence. Sometimes in surrender. Sometimes in resistance. And then, one morning, I started writing. And the weight I didn’t even know I’d been carrying started to lift. I realized that my story wasn’t finished. It was unfolding. And more importantly—it was colliding…
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My Spot
We have been in our house for almost 8 months. Last year this time (spring) this house was just a frame – we would walk this house and pray in almost every space. We had our family come in and pray in the areas where we planned to have future guests. We had friends pray…
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Blah Blah Blahs
Do you ever get the “blahs”? Like nothing comes to you…you are waiting and maybe even digging in different places for inspiration. I had this happen…actually, it’s been happening the last few weeks. (oddly around the birth of this very blog) I took the plunge and started this blog because I wanted to share my…
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We have this treasure…
2 Corinthians 4:7 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourseleves” This verse reminds me of a statement some of my girlfriends often use after stating a difficult season or moment in life – you will hear “but God”. A…
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