Today’s Guest Blogger is Lara Ingram. Lara is a long-time friend and spiritual daughter. She is currently doing full-time Mom duty as the CEO at the Ingram house. She is devoted to growing in Christ to discover who she really is meant to be. Her former career was crisis communications and spokesperson for high-level Federal agencies…
Have you ever been on a jury where you were sequestered for a time so you wouldn’t be influenced by media or anyone outside the courtroom? I can’t say I have, but today, I am on a self-imposed sequester in a hotel room in Austin, Texas. Why? Because I’m trying to eliminate distractions as I…
Have you ever been through something difficult and it was all you could talk about? You poured out your troubles to your friends, your hairdresser, your nail technician—anyone who would listen? I’ve been there, but I’ve found that even good friends will tire of our problems if it’s our only focus. Over the years I’ve…
The anniversary of September 11, 2001 is always melancholy for me because like many of you, I remember the events of that day in great detail. I was the spokeswoman for San Antonio International Airport. Thinking it would be another day of working on newsletters and ribbon cuttings, a co-worker bolted into my office, and…
One of my early experiences as a sportscaster took place at an Atlanta Braves game. The Braves were about to set a record for most wins at the start of the season and I was in the stands during the seventh inning stretch, attempting to do an on-camera piece. The noise was deafening and the…