Hello, friends! It's been a minute. If your pack is unbearably heavy right now, you are in good company. I really want to share this piece with you, but first: The new year began with a significant ending for me and my writing sisters at The Mudroom (the literary blog) where I've spent most of … Continue reading For the Heavy Lifters (AND Some BIG News)
As I write this, I'm cradling a corncob pipe between my teeth. It protrudes, as all pipes should, from the corner of my mouth. If you asked me why, I'm not sure I could tell you. It just feels right somehow. Maybe it was just an impulse buy at the craft store - like the … Continue reading Snowman Confessions
Friends. I recently had one of the most significant discussions about doubt/deconstruction that I've ever experienced - and I want you in on it! When questions about faith surface, what do we do with them? How do we walk alongside those we love who are asking them? What is the Church's role in it all? … Continue reading Doubt’s Doorway to Deeper Faith (My Conversation with Author Catherine McNiel)
Hello, friends. It's been a minute. Lots of life unfolding here between the words - but I wanted to share this one with you. It's my final piece at The Mudroom, the literary blog where I've spent most of my time over the past four years. Of all the essays I've written there, this one … Continue reading Welcome to the Invisible Church
Friends. If you haven't "met" Bree Newsome Bass yet, you must. From thirty feet above, her story arc collides with Jeremiah's almost thirty feet bellow. Together, they're giving a master class on living and breathing grief. Join me at the Mudroom today for a front seat to it all. . . Click here. PS: I'm … Continue reading Will We Weep?
Does life ever feel like you're rolling your boulder towards a summit you'll never reach? My journey with mental illness feels a bit like that. For those of you who are hauling something heavy . . . click here.
I've met more than my fair share of human, load-bearing walls in this season. If you're one of them, this is for you . . . Click here.
For all who are longing in their liminal spaces . . . who knew Green Day had the perfect Advent song? At The Mudroom today. Click here.
As we stand on the doorstep of Advent, many of us are holding heavy things - and yet - it's supposed to be THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. Friend and writer, Abby Ball, steps into the cognitive dissonance that is the Christmas season for a raw and real conversation that I'm still mulling … Continue reading When Christmas Hurts
Friends. It's time to address the elephant in the sanctuary. . . There's more to this story, so PLEASE read to the end. Click here for "Why I Quit the Church" at The Mudroom.
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