In November of 1984, I was eight years old. I remember walking home from school, with the crunch of snow beneath my feet and the sun sinking quickly in the early winter sky. Making the way home seemed ominous and full of danger. It wasn’t just the darkening woods or the long stretch of busy […]
How to Heal this White Woman
by on November 13, 2018 11 Comments
Two days before leaving for Evolving Faith, I burned myself. I was making dinner and poured the pasta water out over the sink, but I wasn’t careful. I didn’t use my oven gloves, the pot was hot and heavy and it slipped out of my hands. Boiling water splashed onto my shirt and the shirt […]
This is How My Body Speaks
by on October 23, 2018 11 Comments
I think of myself as a pretty laid-back kind of gal. Most days I’m able to let go of the minor frustrations of daily life. When more major problems appear, I can usually take a step back and acknowledge the pain, confusion or hurt without getting pulled under by them. Once a month this changes. […]
Though My Voice Shakes
by on October 16, 2018 22 Comments
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: 95% of the time I feel entirely unqualified for the life I’m living. I have an incomplete Political Science/Literature degree. I dropped out of Bible school, I’ve spent the majority of the last 18 years as a stay-at-home mom and pretty much everything I know, […]
Giving Up is Not An Option: What Five Days in the Wilderness Taught Me
by on October 9, 2018 9 Comments
Humility, Tenacity and a Huge Roll of Duct Tape This summer my husband, some friends and I went on a five-day backpacking trip Up North. The landscape there is so dramatic and wild, I always feel it necessitates a lot of proper nouns. So when we go north, we go Up North. The hiking route […]
