Blog | Jackie Ann Adams

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I Cried

My eyes let go. Tears rolling out onto my early morning face. Just a few minutes before the roll out, my phone had alerted me to an incoming text message. Suspecting family (they're the only ones who would text so early) I was surprised when the sender was a friend I...

I’ve Been Here Before

When I was 10 or 11 years old, my best friend Karen and I took off on her Schwinn Stingray to head down the hill to my house. I don't remember why I took the banana seat and she sat in the U shaped handlebars but that's how we began our adventure. Shortly into our...

The “How To” of Finding Your Vibe and Tribe

This is an article I wrote for Christian Coaching Magazine. While it talks about finding your coaching vibe and tribe, you can use the five steps to help create awareness of what makes you, You, to find your unique vibe and your loyal tribe. I wish I would have known...

Roller Coaster Marathon

People are telling us that we are in a marathon that will be like a roller coaster with ups and downs, highs and lows, twists and turns. Our roller coaster marathon started two weeks ago when our daughter began to experience labor contractions at 24 1/2 weeks into her...

Boundaries: Learning To Respond and Not React

I got stuck. Multiple times I tried to put words on this blog page about responding versus reacting when our boundaries have been pushed or challenged and each time ended with erasing every word I had written. I truly felt stuck to publish this post, especially after...

The Secret to Spiritual Transformation

I was standing in line at Starbucks waiting to order when I felt the vibration from my phone telling me I had a new text message. Waiting was inevitable as I looked towards the cashier counting multiple heads in front of me so I pulled out my phone to see who had text...