Mikaela Kate

We all have some area we want to see changed or improved. Hopefully you’ve already mastered your New Year’s resolutions, but if that’s not quite you yet, here’s some food for thought. You’ve maybe heard the quote, “If you want to see change, change your mind.”   We know that this statement is true, but sometimes

When I am on a plane, I always find the flight attendant’s announcement a little awkward. Do I listen even though I’ve heard that speech about seat belts and exit rows 100 times, or do I seem rude and irresponsible like everyone else does and plug in my earphones and pretend like I am putting

As you think on your life, I am sure you can identify something you are waiting on. Maybe it’s a promotion, a change in your family situation, maybe healing with your health or—you fill in the blank: _____________. As I think on my own items of waiting, I am wondering how much of just living

Standing in worship last Sunday, I couldn’t seem to close my eyes. Normally, as the worship band plays, I often keep my eyes closed, as it helps me stay focused on worshipping God rather than people-watching on a Sunday morning. Yet this Sunday was different, God kept my eyes open and His voice simply whispered,

I am currently in a season where life looks different. Really different. My schedule, my routine, my coming, my going—all of it—different. If I am honest, I am not quite sure how to handle it, how to manage it and even how to live in it. I find myself looking for a how-to guide everywhere I

As I look back on the past couple years of my life, I can see it marked with significant transition and as 2016 comes to a close I am once again entering into a new chapter, with new possibilities and new relationships. In a word, change. In my head, change sounds wonderful, but in reality the

We’ve all been there! The point when you want to give up. Something or someone sets you off and you want to quit and run the other direction. I get it. I’ve been there. This post is for those moments when you want to hide and feel like you can’t keep going anymore! Here Are Your 5 Reasons Not to Quit! 

Waiting is hard. Maybe you are longing for a baby, maybe you are waiting for a promotion at work, maybe you are waiting for a breakthrough in your finances, or maybe you are still desiring a spouse. Whatever the area, you are feeling a void. You are lacking something you desire. The desires in your

Only a few weeks ago, I ventured back to my wonderful home state of Iowa. Getting on the plane I found myself waiting, and as my journey progressed I realized how much waiting was a part of my trip itinerary. Waiting to get on the plane. Waiting to get off the plane. Waiting for my family

This week I found myself in two back-to-back coaching calls, where both individuals confessed to me their tendency to say “yes” too quickly and over commit themselves to too many people and too many tasks. This is a common trait in leaders and, if you’re not careful, it has a tendency to lead to burn

“If you don’t embrace who you are and the story you have to tell, you will get lost in the story of others. It’s only when you realize how epic, unique and set apart your story is that you are able to fully build up the story of those around you because it’s then you

“If you don’t embrace who you are and the story you have to tell you will get lost in the story of others.  It’s only when you realize how epic, unique and set apart your story is that you are able to fully build up the story of those around you because it’s then you

Sometimes it seems that life just doesn’t make sense. Your dreams, goals, and ambitions are not aligning with your present reality and the end desire is nowhere in sight. Tragedy strikes, loss of a loved one, cancer, a dramatic turn in finances, a sudden career shift, and so many other things can cause us all to sit

Recently, I’ve been struck by the millennial movies which are dominating the box office. Films like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner and The Divergent series. Recently, having watched The Maze Runner (thank you HBO for the free weekend), I laid in bed thinking about the deep connections of these movies. Yes, these are the kind

Nine times out of ten when I tell people I am a life coach, their immediate response is, “I need a life coach.” As I slowly begin probing them as to why they need a coach, the conversation eventually turns to what exactly I do in my coaching sessions. So over the next couple weeks I