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March 2018

March 03, 2018

In Which I’m Losing Ma…Again.

It's official. My sisters & I are taking over the guardianship + conservatorship for my...

February 2018

February 18, 2018

In Which I Think I’ll Die Young

On Valentines Day, I sent my husband out to get me a Vegan...

February 27, 2017

The Joy & Pain of a Broken Empath

Empathy. Many days, it's awful. Being a broken empath? Nearly unbearable. I understand the "gift"...

February 07, 2017

This is 40, Dahling.

So. Here's the thing. I turned 40 since my last post. FORTY!?! To commemorate this...

December 2016

December 12, 2016

In Which Rescue is on Deck

I turn 40 later this month, and as such have become hella reflective. This year...

November 2016

November 26, 2016

I Hate Thanksgiving

The day after Thanksgiving, I sat & cried with my husband about how much I...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Sitting with Jesus at Sex Camp

I remember meeting Jesus once at sex camp. It wasn't our first meeting, but an...

September 13, 2016

Rage

If I had the power of invisibility the power of flight the power of unlimited...

September 10, 2016

If I Had Died in 1999

I must admit I'm borrowing the idea for this post from fellow Patheos blogger, Steve...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

I Used To Be a Minister

I used to a be a Minister. I served in a ministry position for 12...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

My Big, Fat, Audacious Career Lessons, Mistakes & Risks

I got laid off from my company last November, the day after Thanksgiving. The company...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

Without Self Pity: Ruthless

Yesterday, I posted on my public FB page about life being impossible and awful and how...

November 2015

November 01, 2015

I Am at Peace

After years & years of angst & soul crushing sorrow, I am at peace. What I've been through to get here... ...seems downright...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

Besties Until 3004

The other night, one of the great loves of my life came over for a...

October 06, 2015

25 Days of Core Desired Feelings

I realized how much more I desired for each day than I'd previously imagined possible....

September 2015

September 24, 2015

On Fear

Yesterday, I was wildly on top of the world. And as a result I felt...

September 22, 2015

Things Are Changing

Yet, don't cry for me, Argentina. I'm alive to myself. I'm alive to hope. I'm...

April 2015

April 12, 2015

Something New

So there's a new fella in my life. At first, I was finna be all...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

In which it is okay for me to exist here

I shared a FaceBook post last week that made me feel powerfully vulnerable and ashamed. Bloggers...

March 22, 2015

Struggling with Grace

*I wrote the following guest post for the upcoming Jumping Tandem Retreat coming up May...

March 18, 2015

Light in the Darkness

On grace, the light in the darkness. I'm guest posting today for my homie, Juan...

March 11, 2015

The Day I sent my Daddy to Prison

I was jittery nervous in that witness box. I shoved sweaty hands under my little...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

God am I really trusting you because ‘ish is f*cked?

About 7 months ago, shit fell apart. All the way apart. In every way, apart. ...

November 2014

November 02, 2014

The Shame Oh the Shame Oh the Shame

I hung out with some of my alumni recently. (If you're new here...I worked in college...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Worst 31Day’er Ever.

It's time for me to face facts: I SUCK at writing every day for #31Days. ...

October 17, 2014

I Am Not Okay

Are you okay? They see you cry. They see you fall in a fast, steep...

October 05, 2014

God Knits

"And now you ask me through your tears, the age-old question through the years: Heredity...

October 02, 2014

Racism Distracted Me From Purity Culture

Yesterday a friend posted on Facebook from April Fiet about not praying for her children's...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

To #Succeed. Searching to #FindTheWords

In late July, I parlayed all over the San Jose Conference Center, soaking up every...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

August 25

The three weeks before I left for the Blogher Conference were the heaviest. Everrrrrrrrr. I'm...

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