Fiercehearted {Ellen’s Picks Linkup}

“The giant oak is an acorn that stood it’s ground.” A friend handed me a note with these words on it years ago, knowing my special affinity for oak trees, acorns and the deeper meaning they hold for me.
Life is about learning to when to stand our ground and when to move, isn’t it? […]

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    EP Member Spotlight ~ Ellen Graf-Martin: Leading in the Little Things

EP Member Spotlight ~ Ellen Graf-Martin: Leading in the Little Things

This week for our EP Member Spotlight, I’m sharing a few of my own perspectives on the topic of leadership…

“I want to be a manager.” I’ve heard those words from a few people lately. Fresh-faced, ready to take on the world young people. One actually said she wanted to be “the boss.”
And here’s what I […]

On a Different Kind of Leadership

In 2015, I was faced with a challenge from my team at work: why were the resources we offered to leaders most connecting with men? Where were the women who lead? I was fairly neck-deep in conversations about ministry to women as Gather Women was being birthed, and this was a really fair question.

The […]

On Discovering Roots & Sky {Ellen’s Picks Linkup}

If you’ve spent much time here lately, you’ve likely realized that seasons are a big deal for me. My Dad passed away on the first day of Spring this year, and my precious girl was born on the first day of Autumn. I struggle with being a west-coast transplant in a cold-winter part of […]