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March 20, 2017

The Sexually Pregnant Mind

I see the curves of my breast and they please. I see the round of...

February 2017

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"...

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 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...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

I Will Not Fly Today

I know why the uncaged bird doesn't sing. What lurks beyond the cage I cannot...

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...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

I wish you could see yourself the way I do

I wish you could see yourself the way I see you! He was all flummoxed. ...

August 2013

August 24, 2013

My Last Tweet

I was particularly struck a few years ago when Heavy D unexpectedly passed away. Call me...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Minister Mama No More

Seems to me when we flip our lives right side up we move in fear...

June 2012

June 10, 2012

Is Depression a 1st world problem?

It took me almost a year to build up the courage to finally share my...

April 2012

April 14, 2012

The Ultimate Blog Party – Come on In, Peeps +Tweeps, Lurks + Blurks!

What it is, yo. Sing the following words to Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA':...

January 2012

January 25, 2012

Screw 2012, I’m getting healthy for 2021

In the past few months I've told you how I'm a chunk monster, how Pinterest...

January 10, 2012

I’m not who I thought I was

Yesterday I tweeted "I'm not who I thought I was." I wasn't trying to be terribly...

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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 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...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

On Losing a Child

Last night I had a nightmare that my little Rhysie-Bear got Cancer and died within...

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...

January 2011

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...

December 2010

December 24, 2010

Dear Jesus, all I want for Christmas is…

Dear Jesus, now you know I wouldn't mind these... But what I really need from...

December 05, 2010

The D word

Not Divorce. Not Damn. Just Depression. Downright, dirty depression. Dastardly it is. Usually, I can...

November 2010

November 04, 2010

So, I’m Bald now. Yay! Part 2. Follow up to: So, I’m Bald now. Eck. Part 1

A follow up to the ever popular post: So, I'm bald now. Eck. (Part 1)...

September 2010

September 24, 2010

I’m just a cog in the old InterVarsity machine

Just like the next human being, sometimes I think life is completely crappy, not worth...

July 2010

July 28, 2010

The Brown House was Lost.

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June 2010

June 29, 2010

“Depression”

I can't believe it's been 7 months since I last wrote a post about my...

March 2009

March 26, 2009

heavy hearted

It's with a heavy heart I blog tonight. To ease your fears, I have not...

December 2008

December 26, 2008

What Christmas Means To Me…

I meant to do this post on Christmas. I'm a loser, forgive me. Coming into...

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