Growing up in the Catholic tradition, I learned advent was rich with meaning and longing. I remember how the time between the initial advent mass and Christmas Eve felt like a sacred eternity. One year, I decided I would stick it out and make it to midnight mass with my dad. When the hour finally ...
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On Chai Tea and Holy {When Ordinary is Sacred}
Today I write with a cup of chai tea and the first snow of the season falling. Next to me, a small candle is holding vigil. I went for a walk this morning and it felt holy—sacred even. The air pricked at my nose and I felt a stillness I hadn’t felt for some time. It felt like the moment after a ...
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A Post Election Prayer for Weary Hearts
God of the broken, physician to the sick, redeemer of the destitute:Give us courage to show up to our right now life. Would you calm the vitriol and fear and pride which so easily draws us in, and give us wisdom to care for our soul?Lord, would you help us to remember to love our neighbors ...
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Finding Gratitude in the Trenches of Mama-hood {Guest Post for {In}Courage}
Motherhood was a difficult transition for me. As a recovering perfectionist, it seems part of me thought it would come more naturally—that somehow I would just be good at it.Instead, I found myself struggling—hard. I found I did terribly with little sleep. I was frequently overwhelmed and stressed. ...
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Kindness in the Muck {On Living as the Beloved}
"It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for."- Amy Poehler Every woman has a journey to love and accept her body. This is my observation anyhow. Some of us have faced difficult battles and have intensely painful stories as we learn to love ourselves well. A ...
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When You Finally Get What You Want {But You’re Still You}
Sometimes we finally get what we want. Maybe it’s the guy or the job, even the shoes. In my last year, it was finally getting pregnant after what felt like a long season of waiting and loss. I find something seductive occurs in our brain when we consider attaining the thing we long for. As though it ...
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