How often are you required to Take Out the Trash in your household? Living in a household of one, I’ve often wondered if it is truly necessary for our city to run pick up twice in one week, especially with these new giant green cans large enough to hide a body! However, upon spending a …
Author: Julie Powell, Ed.D.
With over 30 years in higher education, I have a passion for seeing people, not only succeed at life, but to flourish in their God-given space personally, professionally, and spiritually.
Once and For All
How many times have you used the word consecration in a sentence? Truly doubtful that I ever have, but it is a word that grabbed my attention this week as I read through Mark Batterson’s Not Safe. So, I responded in a typical fashion and searched my files to uncover whether or not it has …
Watch Me!
Spend a few minutes soaking up the sun beside a pool of children and I guarantee you will hear frequently the phrase Watch Me! I’m sure there is an existing study that can precisely predict how many times it will be said during a swimming adventure; but my guesstimate is that it is a fairly …
Return Policy
What’s the Return Policy? Believe me, with today’s access to purchasing online, I’m scrolling down to the bottom of the page and locating the fine print that explains what happens if I am unsatisfied with my purchase. Because without having the ability to try on those cloudswift running shoes to see if they are true …
37 Words
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” On today’s 50th anniversary, June 23, of Public Law 92-318, more commonly known as Title IX, I reflect …
Surrender the Hair
“Surrender the Hair”—not a phrase I was anticipating coming across as I read Rachel Dawson’s recounting of a Nicaragua trip in her book entitled These Twelve Stones; however, this is the exact wording she chooses in an effort to express a memorable moment which occurred during a high school mission trip. The team of young …
Holy Confidence
Psalm 139 is such a wonderful reminder of the promises of God that a few years ago, I printed copies to leave sitting on the table next to my chair, on a clipboard in my office, and on the nightstand—all with the intent of memorizing these valuable reminders so that they would always be easily …
Aggravation
My friends Fran and Angela produce a podcast entitled Rambling Through Everyday Life that is both enjoyable and insightful; and today, I might offer that Christie and Julie have a similar, albeit different take, as we engage in an unpublished version of “Walking Through Everyday Life.” During our summer morning strolls, we discuss anything and …
Never-Failing Friend
Who wouldn’t fancy listing one of their life goals to be a Never-Failing Friend? Seriously, do you know anyone who desires that any Relational Equity they cultivate to be marred by failure? But guess what? All of us, including me, will fall short if the bar we set is to be a Never-Failing Friend, because …
Held Hostage
As members of the Forgotten Generation, (those of us born in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s), otherwise labeled as Gen X, the timeline of our life experiences could easily coincide with a graphic depiction of the evolution of technology during that same time frame. From the table-tennis game of Pong created by Atari in …
Flourishing @ Life 