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January 2012

January 04, 2012

Isn’t She Lovely?

Relate to this much? One of my besties, Jessica sent me a beautiful hand-made birthday card...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

As it turns out I’m a fickle, superficial, talkative, narcissistic, spacey, cosmic, indulgent, light-headed, irresponsible, inconsistent, unreliable, scattered, unrealistic, naive, a dabbler, and an unfaithful escapist. Sigh.

It's true. It's all true. Realized today that I am afraid that I am doing...

December 07, 2011

DON’T Pursue Happiness.

I have been thinking a lot lately about the whole idea of 'doing what makes...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

Give an Awesome(r) Gift on Cyber Monday while Helping Families around the World {+ GIVEAWAY}

It's Cyber Monday & if your like me your having hard time getting anything done...

November 27, 2011

Advent explained. Time to get sad, y’all.

Advent, Day 1. Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning "coming" or "arrival." It's the...

November 22, 2011

I Occupied Wall Street, Yo! My Weekend in Manhattan for the Blogher ~ Penguin Writer’s Conference

I was super-duper geeked to attend my first-ever blogging/writing conference hosted by the Mac Daddy

October 2011

October 31, 2011

I am amazeballs.

Hope y'all don't mind that I'm on a total fashion kick lately 'round these parts....

October 27, 2011

Meet the Fashionable Chunk Monster

Ok y'all so I am getting to be a chunk. An official chunk. And I...

October 25, 2011

You don’t know how much you mean to me whenever you down you know that you can lean on me no matter the situation girl, I’m gon’ hold you down

Last weekend, Manhattan was mine to behold. The run-down, the clothes, the madness --oh my--...

October 17, 2011

Honesty Box you can kiss it; online harressment at its worst.

I am coming to terms. Truth is, the interwebs is not always a nice place...

October 16, 2011

Fresh tat for a bit ‘o’ grief

It's been a rough, rocky, rambunctious ride of a year. It doesn't really matter what...

October 13, 2011

Coming out of the Closet with Depression

Almost two years ago, I came out of the closet with depression. I'm still a...

June 2011

June 01, 2011

Reluctant Pilgrim – Book Review

****Yes, I am still fasting from blogging. (Currently working hard on my memoir, my sanity...

May 2011

May 26, 2011

Little BLOG of Horrors: Say Goodnight, Gracie.

Have you ever seen Little Shop of Horrors? It's a musical about a nerdy florist...

May 08, 2011

Why I got a couple a screws up in my head loose: On animal displacement disorder, a preggo raccoon & Disney’s African Cats Movie. Happy Mother’s Day! =)

Raised in the esoteric eighties like me? Did you ever watch that insanely depressing movie,...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

Don’t Hate on Miranda Kerr, y’all: On post-baby weight loss.

Ladies, we need to stop hating on celebs who bounce back at the expected 6-12...

April 16, 2011

Do What You Love. #WINNING =)

Last week, I spoke for 125ish students at The Ohio State University. I am very...

April 06, 2011

I have a book!

Not a book deal, per se... but a book. And I mean that in the...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

Slightly Depressing So Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You, But If It Makes You Feel Any Better I Wrote This On April 21, 2007 (Which Was Kind Of A Long Time Ago & I Am Feeling Slightly Better Than I Did That Day)…But Not Much.

Overwhelmed, helpless. Desiring wanting but not getting: not even close. Watch by as someone else...

March 20, 2011

A Date with the Devil? (Part 2)

In conclusion to part 1, the one about why I shouldn't date demons or want...

March 18, 2011

The One About Why I Shouldn’t Date Demons. (Or Want to Run off & Marry Them in Vegas) Part 1 of 2

I'm pretty sure my past has caught up to me. Back when I was in...

February 2011

February 22, 2011

Wearing the “Minister” Hat

I went back and forth on attaching the 'Minister' moniker to my Minister Mama blog...

February 09, 2011

Haiti – One Year Later

The other day, R1 (my sensitive 5 yr. old) mentioned we "should go over to...

February 02, 2011

How would you feel if someone did THIS to YOUR house?

A few weeks ago, one of my besties hosted me for two whole weeks while...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

Like Hiccup in the arms of Toothless: final 2010 reflections.

Finally. I'm wrapping up my reflection questions of 2010 to help us STOP, EXAMINE &...

January 25, 2011

I ain’t no Hobbit, y’all.

I love me some adventures. Part of my job with InterVarsity is to travel to...

January 21, 2011

Was that crap on a stick or 2010? (Reflections: Part 5)

Yes, I was planning to stay focused on facilitating reflections of 2010. Forgive me for...

January 12, 2011

Uncle! Uncle! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE!!!!!

Ya'll. Ya'll. Ya'll. I don't know what the freak I was thinking when I made...

January 07, 2011

Protected: What was your biggest challenge, joy & obstacle of 2010. More reflections…

***Don't forget: I’m giving away a $25 Home Goods gift card for leaving a comment...

January 05, 2011

(Less) words Wednesdays: Favorite.

My new thing? "(Less) words Wednesdays". My promise to you? Every Wednesday will be short...

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