Drowning.
*This post is unedited. It was written in the fury of tears and emotions that washed over me when I walked back into the house after the kids got on the bus.* It’s too much. I can’t breathe and I’m…
All The Things That Are True, Episode 1: Church
All The Things That Are True About: Church If I’d written this post last week, it would be different than today. Truth is dynamic from our subjective human purview. There is Truth, and I’m not going to argue all…
All The Things That Are True, Episode 0
“Every time you tell the truth it clears the way for other people to tell the truth.” Glennon Doyle said this in her Super Soul Sunday interview with Oprah Winfrey, and it hit me so deeply I texted it to…
Idling at 59: When Balance Isn’t an Option
In one of her books, Anne Lamott talks about an explosive confrontation with her then teenage son. Of course it seemed to stem from something minor—an adolescent attitude, say—but she was pushed over the edge into the ugly space in…
Lent, and What I’m Setting Aside.
Lent, the Christian observation period before Easter, which is 40 days, give or take—and not including Sundays—is upon us. It commences with Ash Wednesday which, this year, falls on March 1st, and will end on Easter Sunday, April 16th Lent…
Let’s talk writing.
Let’s talk writing! Let’s do it. Honestly. I’m a writer, this is my blog, and I can do what I want. You’ll find all my life-y stuff here, still, because the days I live are my ever-changing muses. But I…
Doing Divorce
Divorce is sad. I can’t imagine anyone looking forward to it like a prize at the end of something. While it is technically the end of the marriage, it’s the beginning of so very many other things. No one stands…
Church, We’re Divorcing
Church, We’re Divorcing I sat down to write this post a couple of months ago—a couple of years ago—but didn’t have enough information. Or nearly enough healing. Because no one really talks about it; the shame is too great and…
A New Release
After a summer hiatus, I’m proud to bring you Chasing Kane. It’s a stand alone romance that features some characters you might recognize, though this book truly stands on its own. It was finished in late spring, but with my…
The Compassion of the Christ
I’m glad I took an extra day before writing this. Because the sermon yesterday was on compassion, which is the root of what I experienced on Saturday. Merriam-Webster calls compassion, “consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it….