Yesterday, I spoke on a women’s panel at the Executive Women’s Day event put on by the PGA as part of the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament. It was equal parts fun and inspiring, but mostly humbling and slightly terrifying as I looked out onto a room of powerful women and tried to offer… Read More
Emily Callahan
This Coward Needs Your Prayers
Today is the National Day of Prayer. Fact: I am totally intimidated to write on this topic. But the editor of this blog asked me to. I felt like yelling at her: do you know how many books, poems, devotionals, articles and sermons are written on prayer? I don’t know either, but I am guessing… Read More
Shut It and Be Happy!
My original opening line to this month’s post was: Please shut your mouth and stop complaining. Really. It’s been on my mind for months. I’ve been frustrated since January when reading daily complaints on the Internet and in social media land about carpool lines and your kid’s overscheduled schedule and the weather (oh, the weather… Read More
Be the Nemesis of Bland
“Go for it,” Jason said. “It’s been a long time since you interviewed.” He said it as we drove down the Interstate, infant daughter in the car. We were driving from our parents’ homes just two hours away to our brand new house where a pool was under construction in the backyard. Just go interview… Read More
Grace: A Way of Life
“Mommy, why is your tummy so big?” asked my four-year-old daughter, Emerson, patting my belly as I stood next to her in a dress I thought was one of my best and most flattering. “Are you going to have another baby?” she continued. I was horrified. My husband burst out laughing. I contemplated crying. Or… Read More
The Funeral Principle: A Story of Life
As a girl, I have spent countless hours of my life on the phone. Girl talk, calls home to my parents, work calls. There is one phone call I will never forget. I was still young in my career, working long, hard hours at a big PR agency. I traveled and had cool clients. I… Read More