I was surprised and not surprised when my thumb started hurting. After all, arthritis, not the Force, runs strong in my family. As they aged, both my grandmother and my mother, once avid seamstresses, watched their joints gnarl like old tree roots; the pain put a stop to cutting, pinning, and basting. At first my […]
Sisters In Mental Illness: When You Lose A Parent (featuring Olive Chan)
by on April 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
Trigger warning: Mention of postpartum depression and loss of a loved one. “Watching my dad die was sacred but it was traumatic. The process was so quick and it was traumatic. Having people who care about me sit and listen to the whole story and weep with me; that was so healing. They loved me […]
Launching SheLoves Church
by on March 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
When a virus isolates us, we lean in to the opposite spirit. Here on SheLoves, even more than before, we’re leaning in to safe online community. COVID-19 days feel scary and uncertain, yes. Yesterday, our family restaurant closed—for how long we don’t know. And yet, I hope and trust in a God who looks after the […]
A Blessing for These Strange and Fearful Times
by on March 13, 2020 Leave a Comment
Hello, Beloved. We wanted to check in with you. How are you doing? Are you worried? Perplexed? Frozen because of fear? Crippled because of anxiety? Confused how to feel? Numb? Vulnerable? We know, these are strange and wild times. So many questions and not enough answers. As the world seemingly swells with fear, remember this—Love […]
The Feminine Power In and Around You
by on March 5, 2020 Leave a Comment
Stage 1: Observe I can’t pinpoint when I started to experience and resonate with Feminine Power. However I can remember observing it in my grandmother as a young girl. My grandmother has a 10th grade education and never held a formal job title. I used to think she was stern and uncompromising, with little tolerance […]
