Jen Anderson

For a long time, being capable meant making the calls, managing the details, and making sure everyone else was okay. But strength does not require carrying everything alone. Sometimes the bravest step is leaving room for someone to show up for you.

It's hard to believe summer is already starting to wind down. A few months ago, I had ideas about what this season would look like. Some of those things happened. Many of them didn't. Life had other plans. This summer included a hospital stay, dialysis, difficult conversations, long days, unexpected blessings, a finished workbook, a new book getting ready to launch, and more reminders than I can count that life rarely follows the timeline we create for it. As I've looked back over the past...