Candice Fortman

Candice Fortman

Through engaging essays, personal stories, and thought-provoking analyses, Candice seeks to offer a perspective on how we handle both the internal and external world while trying to stay above water.

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

A Meditation on Time I am in community with someone who works in hospice care. During a recent conversation, I asked how their workday had gone. It’s a typical question for us,

What More Can I Say?

Note: I’m publishing a day early this week because I’m heading off the grid for a weekend camping trip. No Wi-Fi, no Sunday publishing—just trees, stars, and hopefully no

Landslide

I'm heading into the final week of the full-time fellowship. It has been a profound honor and has also given me more than a few moments of personal growth that

God Is

There is no place I miss more than my grandmother's lap. It was, after all, my very first altar. She was my most sacred place—no church sanctuary, no choir'

Let Go

This week’s essay could have been just seven words—a sentence a colleague and friend wrote on a postcard during a leadership class, as we helped one another navigate planning for the