How distraction pulls us away from our values and voice, and how slowing down helps women lead with clarity and authenticity.

When I was in my early twenties, I lived through a season of grief, discontentment, and discomfort. I had moved back to Texas after taking care of my mother for two years. My parents had been in a car accident, causing us to lose my father, and my mother suffered a brain injury which required me to withdraw from university to care for her until she could get back on her feet. After two years, I returned to school to finish my degree. But I didn’t just return to school. I returned in a hurry....

As we enter the Lenten season, I’m revisiting a devotional reflection on humility and the pace we keep. In the story of the Good Samaritan, busyness is not neutral. It can shape what we see and what we miss.