I’ve seen all the memes making fun of the fact that 2020 has felt like a decade, not a year. So much has happened, and so much of what we thought was going to happen has not happened. Whether you’re thriving or barely surviving, I think we can all admit that this year has put …
I just want to feel better // let’s talk about numbing Read More »
We’re in a Pandemic. I keep writing that in random places to see if my brain will finally register it as the truth. Five years from now when I’m re-reading Bible study notes, there in the margin scribbled in black ink will be the words, “We’re in a Pandemic.” I’m not getting over it – …
The 21-Day Journal Challenge // We’re in a Pandemic Read More »
TRIGGER WARNING: This blog post speaks about rape and sexual assault. I can still remember all the details if I try. I can remember that I was sleeping on the left side of the bed beneath my green and blue checked blanket, my laptop and iPod charging on the night stand beside me. I can …
Last weekend my Twin cousin got married and I had the honor of being a bridesmaid. Please see photos below of us Queening collectively. Also, please be advised that your bridal party could never. Due to all of the wedding weekend festivities, I wasn’t able to go through with my typical weekend routine to set …
While I think it’s wonderful that so much attention is being brought to the importance of caring for ourselves mentally, the truth is there are challenges related to doing relationships well while you’re navigating tough emotional seasons. A scary part of being in life-giving community and relationships is letting people help you sort through and …
A Mental Health Moment // Expressing Emotions & Building Relational Intimacy Read More »
Inevitable endings and new beginnings always make me more pensive than usual. I’m pretty reflective by nature, but there’s something about closing one chapter and opening another that sends me down memory lane with a pen and paper – taking notes on the past, chronicling my failures and victories in a way that will hopefully …
I’ve always had an active imagination. When I was younger, I would sit on my bedroom floor and write stories – weaving whole worlds with words and building complex characters with varied vices and peculiar strengths I secretly envied in others. I began reading voraciously at ten. I would sneak into my sister’s scholastic book …
“I don’t want to live here. I feel like the desperate home owner at the mercy of messy craftsmen – like I’m grasping at the belief that a better life complete with better feelings and better circumstances will somehow emerge from the current chaos that surrounds me. I feel like nothing is where it should …
As season change I think it’s characteristic of the heart to want to vent, offload, evaluate and refocus. And I think that’s why so many of us begin to reflect on unmet goals and disappointments toward the end of the year. We joke about relationships we’re ending and challenges we’re taking on, but sometimes instead …
For most of my life I lived on what I call the fringes of faith. I was saved, but just saved. I wasn’t committing any of the ‘big sins’, wasn’t skipping Sabbath service to go shopping or having sex with my boyfriend, so in my mind I was fine. I lived my life searching for …