by Nicole Smithee | Nov 21, 2025 | Leadership, Life
When Jesus said to His disciples, “Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people” (Matthew 4:19 NIV), He wasn’t just giving them a new job title.He was giving them a new purpose. Because following Jesus was never meant to end with us—it’s meant to move...
by Nicole Smithee | Nov 14, 2025 | Leadership, Life
There’s something in all of us that longs to change. We want to be more patient. More peaceful. More confident. More loving.We want to be better friends, better parents, better leaders, better humans. And so, we try. We buy the self-help books.We listen to the...
by Nicole Smithee | Nov 7, 2025 | Leadership, Life
When Jesus said, “Come, follow me,” to a few fishermen on the shores of Galilee, it wasn’t a casual invitation. It wasn’t, “Hey, I’ll text you later,” or, “Join my group chat.” It was a life-altering call. Because following Jesus wasn’t something you added to your...
by Nicole Smithee | Sep 11, 2025 | Leadership, Life
I’m not one to make comments on major events taking place in our world or the latest headlines. I’ve learned over the years that when you publicly respond to a current event, what you say will always be attacked and misconstrued. People don’t applaud you for trying,...
by Nicole Smithee | Aug 15, 2025 | Leadership, Life, Motherhood
I recently began reading 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament and was struck by a phrase the Lord says in the first chapter. Solomon, King David’s son, was newly anointed and reigning as the King of Israel. David was beloved by his people, a man after God’s heart, who...
by Nicole Smithee | Jul 28, 2025 | Leadership, Life
5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. He said: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be...
