by LaurieGreenWestlake | Sep 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Three days. That was how much time separated gaining a new client and losing my job. I had already begun building Westlake Development Group, my little consulting business that had somehow gone from an idea to three clients. I was doing work I loved, and something new...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Aug 27, 2026 | Tuesday Series, Uncategorized
I am choosing tile color while the world appears to be coming apart. For real. I am building a house, which means I can spend an embarrassing amount of time thinking about whether a certain shade of white is too white, whether pecan shelves will look right next to...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Aug 9, 2026 | Religion and Spirituality
You can feel when a room has changed before anyone says a word. Maybe the room is a boardroom, and you know decisions have been made in conversations you were never invited into. Or, the room is your bedroom, where nothing appears out of place, but the person beside...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jul 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Within Christian culture, there can be an assumption that the more you do, the more faithful you are. Or perhaps, truthfully, the more you commit to, the more needed you are. Full calendars mean people have noticed that you, in everything you already accomplish, can...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jul 8, 2026 | Religion and Spirituality, Tuesday Series
I have lived in twenty-three homes. That is not a decorating credential. It is more like a confession with moving boxes attached. Our first home was a custom-built cutie that we sold five years later. Life had taken a radical turn as I quit my job to start a crisis...
