Tag: Work

  • Intentionally Leading Yourself

    Intentionally Leading Yourself

    Leading and developing other people around you, I believe, is one of the highest mantles to take up. It doesn’t matter if you are leading at the top or from the second chair, you have the power to influence people for the better. Great leadership isn’t just about yourself, but…

  • Give The Jeggings a Shot: Trying New Things

    Give The Jeggings a Shot: Trying New Things

    How many of you listen to your voicemail and say, “dang, I sound good!?” I think most people who listen to themselves on a recording don’t usually like the way they sound. For me, I totally cringe at it! Haha. It’s like, please, stop the pain already! “Gina, do you…

  • Kids Man, Kids.

    Kids Man, Kids.

    This past week was Kids Week at our Commack Campus and it was seriously a blast. As staff members, it’s pretty much the one week out of the year we get the green light to run around, let loose, and act a third of our age. It’s magical and tiring…

  • What To Do When You Realize You Can’t Do It All.

    What To Do When You Realize You Can’t Do It All.

    We all have seasons where we find ourselves super busy. How can we dwell in God’s presence and not lose focus on what really matters? Here’s: What To Do When You Realize You Can’t Do It All. :)

  • Hello, Sleeping Beauty

    Hello, Sleeping Beauty

    Why not mix it up with a practical post? Remember when you were younger and you would fight to stay up late? It was so BORING to take a nap! A form of torture designed up by parents. “I’m not sleeping. I’m just resting my eyes.” Now, that I’m older,…

  • Stop Taking Yourself Too Seriously

    Stop Taking Yourself Too Seriously

    My sister has down syndrome and I wouldn’t trade her for the world. Laura may be younger than me but she has taught me numerous lessons. A few to count are compassion, unconditional love, simplicity, and seeing life through a different lens/perspective. One lesson that she has taught me, that…

  • That’s What He Said.

    That’s What He Said.

    Listening to Perry Noble in real life is a tad different than listening to him on a podcast! Yesterday I had the privilege to attend a conference with Perry Noble as the main speaker.  Here are some leadership one liners I jotted down.

  • Effective Conversations: what interviewing taught me about day to day interactions

    Effective Conversations: what interviewing taught me about day to day interactions

    Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Pastor Todd Bishop on the topic of eternity. What happens after you die? Whether you believe in eternity or not, you have to admit, you have at least thought about it once! Back to the interview part. I’d never conducted an interview before…

  • 6 Events to Keep Summer Interesting

    6 Events to Keep Summer Interesting

    Summer can be a tough season for churches, especially when it comes to attendance and offering. The weather gets nicer, schedules become packed and Aunt Millie throws a BBQ every Sunday afternoon. “Man, if Aunt Millie throws a BBQ in the afternoon, then I have to make the potato salad, and…

  • How to Be Productive When You Feel Everything But

    How to Be Productive When You Feel Everything But

    It can be so hard to remain productive when you feel like your mind is everywhere else. I love my job so I feel bad when I don’t maximize my productivity, but sometimes life just throws weird curveballs at you. There are plenty of things that can keep us from…