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Confession
I have a confession to make. Several of them, I suppose. I. Am. A. Writer. It's taken years to write that sentence without feeling a fraud. But it's true. When I write from my soul, I feel centered. Complete. Whole. The universe comes into focus, the words pour from...
Retro Parenting: 10 Simple Ways to Show Love to a Child
For close to a decade, we've had the same bedtime routines with our daughters. Night after night we snuggle in and whisper the familiar songs and prayers. One of the songs I still sing to my youngest is Hush, Little Anna - more commonly known as Hush, Little Baby....
A Three-fold Way of Living Vulnerable
In Part I of this post, I shared how a season of pain and struggle unmade me (still is, really)…I’m breathing through an anxiety attack as I type these words. The trials of my life have a way of uncovering what is true and opening my clenched fists to let go of what...
The Gift of Vulnerability: Part I
This post was originally published by Laura at www.messiahnetwork.org. I moved many times as a child. Five times, in fact, I started over in a new town, at a new school, and with new friends. I remember steeling myself for the inevitable. I donned the fake...
Total Truth Tuesday: I Forget to Pray
I sat at my work desk clicking away, ear buds flowing music. Someone popped their head into the doorway and asked to speak with me. I share a room with three other people, so the two of us sought a bit of privacy in the corner of a hallway, and she broke into tears....
It’s Ok to Not Be Ok
I feel wide and vulnerable these past days. Like I’m standing on the edge of a precipice staring down at dots of things below. In the past, I fled from days like this. Honestly, I still want to flee. I’m tempted to start googling “anxiety & depression...