There are seasons when troubles seem to multiply like rabbits. I’ve lived through a few such seasons in my life and they are always tumultuous. It feels like all the gathering winds are blowing in opposite directions and the resulting chaos becomes the new normal. A decade ago, our family walked through the valley as […]
Finding My Edge
by on September 12, 2018 7 Comments
By Sarah Henderson | Twitter: @sarahlowhen “Find your edge,” the yoga teacher says in a calm, smooth voice. I explore my pose, feeling it through like Goldilocks … where is too much, where is too little? After a few breaths, I find the sweet spot and settle in, the place where I’m engaged, present, feeling […]
It’s Okay to be Gray
by on September 6, 2018 36 Comments
She sat across the table from me, and paused briefly for a bite of salad. She had just delivered The Speech, with all the resoluteness, passion and fire that comes with it. It was not the first time I’d heard The Speech; I’ve encountered versions of it my whole life. I have heard these words […]
SheLeads: Under Fire
by on August 15, 2018 5 Comments
Just like fire, burning out the way. If I can light the world up for just one day, Watch this madness, colorful charade, No one can be just like me any way. —“Just like Fire” (2016), Written by: Alecia Moore, Max Martin, Karl Johan Schuster, Oscar Holter We’ve all been under fire. Sometimes it can […]
Who Says?
by on July 12, 2018 7 Comments
Discovering our personal territory can be tricky business. Age, family background, religious experience, friendships and a long list of other variables are all unique to our own story. Where do we fit in this world? What tasks or joys are ours to bear and to share? Where do we go to discern answers to those […]
