Madeleine L’Engle said “I am still every age that I have been.” I like that idea, and there is a lot of truth I it. But as I look at turning 35, I’ve been thinking about how our cells replenish themselves every 7 years, so that every 7 years we are a new person. I…
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Walking Brave
Empowered – #WholeMama
I’m joining the linkup for #WholeMama, where the theme this week is Empower/Superpower. I have no words on that topic at the moment, but I do have Photoshop superpowers! I’ve been listening to Joy Williams’ Venus album nonstop since it was released on NPR yesterday, and that whole album is the definition of female empowerment….
Seeking Wholeness
What does wholeness look like for me? I’ve been thinking about this for a few days, thanks to the #WholeMama project, but really, I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of months. I go through cycles of deep engagement and then withdrawal. I come up with great ideas and then don’t follow through. I’m…
One Woman’s Yes
Day 30 – Courage
“Courage,” by Anne Sexton It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing up the sidewalk. The first spanking when your heart went on a journey all alone. When they called you crybaby or poor or fatty or…
Day 29 – With the Pain
I just finished book #5 last night and I’m not ready to move onto 6 yet. Oh my goodness, these books. Click to find all posts in the series.
Day 28 – Tribes and Sides
Is the road to hell paved with a vivid imagination? I’m sitting here watching my kids dressed up in Halloween costumes, at our secular homeschool co-op, blending in with the other costumed kids. My oldest is reading Harry Potter next to me and I’m wondering if this was the slippery road to hell everyone said it…
Day 27 – Flinching At Life
Art by messycanvas bumped from the archives I jump when they say, “Boo!” Why does my heart race and I feel alarm even when laughter has covered their faces, and I feel no shame in having been gotten? This fear, where does it come from? ***** It comes from sitting on the toilet and…
Day 26 – Self-Care Sunday
Find a show you love and binge-watch. Best self-care ever. I’ve never actually binge-watched a show before and it’s been so much fun. I’ve even given up Mindy and Doctor Who for Gilmore Girls. I’m partway through Season 3. So here’s lots of GG love. 69 Fabulous Lorelai Gilmore Quotes That Show Why She’s…