“What punishment do you think the young man deserves?” the police officer asked my mother-in-law. A troubled, teenage boy had broken into her car and stolen her wallet. “I think he should be required to come to my house for Sunday dinner,” she said. The police officer was shocked. So were her family, even her husband, the pastor. It… Read More
Learning To Fly
I sat outside a conference room at the Embassy Suites waiting for the first session of She Speaks to start. My entire body felt numb and tears started to well up inside of me. I knew that as soon as I walked through that conference room door, I was answering a call God had placed upon me and it was… Read More
Toward Transparency and Authenticity
“Hello, my name is Mei and I am a recovering perfectionist. Left to my own devices, my pantry would be color coded, labelled and organized by height, expiration date and food group.” But I have a confession to make. I am a fraud. Even some of my closest friends don’t know my secret. If you come to my house and… Read More