“We’re all just walking each other home”
— Ram Dass
She sat with me, and you could cut the air with a knife. It was thick with tension and possibility, but mostly with emotion. My emotion.My dear mentor cried with me, and sat with me, as I processed my family and my story and ...
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Autumn Longing
Just last week, I asked my friend, do other people get sad in the fall?Sort of a weird question, I realized, after it fell out of my mouth.She wondered at me for a moment, and then I think she knew what I meant. Or at least, she didn’t make me feel like a freak.Sad may not have been the right word. ...
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When I Didn’t Want to Go to Jen Hatmaker’s House
A small confession, when I first heard about the party at Jen Hatmaker’s house, I didn’t really want to go (insert confused looking face here).Weird, I know.The truth is, sometimes I’m bogged down by logistics and planning and I just don’t want to deal. I mean, in theory it sounded awesome. But ...
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When We Learn How to Care {On Treating Ourselves Nicely}
Awhile ago, a wise supervisor asked an important question: Why isn’t it okay with you, to take care of yourself? He said it so gently, I almost missed it. He was wondering out loud, so I could ask this of a client I had been discussing with him. But, it stuck with me, too. Honestly, it ...
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Setting It Straight {3 Ways to Live Well Now}
“The thief comes only to kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and life to the full" John 10:10 (NIV) Last year, I realized that my schedule was starting to get the best of me. It felt like it was controlling me, rather than it allowing me to live the life I wanted to live. ...
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Hurts So Good {On Learning to Stay With It}
I could feel the burn in my legs, as my quadriceps seemed to be on fire. Sweat would drip down off my eyebrows, but still we stayed with it. Each of my teammates doing their best to tough out a difficult part of practice.And so we did: Breathe in, breathe out, push, groan, push, and finally the ...
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