I started a yoga practice in January. I am sure I am not the only one. I am doing an at home practice that I found on YouTube and y’all, I am not good at it. I think you could say I might even be bad at it. I lose my balance. I lose my […]
We Have Big News: Leah Abraham Takes on Role as Editor-in-Chief of SheLoves
by on January 13, 2020 Leave a Comment
(Scroll down for video interview with Leah + Idelette) Decolonize. This is the word we heard so clearly during a SheLoves Leadership Retreat at the beginning of 2019. What would it mean for SheLoves to decolonize, we wondered. That day, sitting around the table with many of the SheLoves leaders, was not the first time I heard the […]
I Want to Keep Our Glasses Full
by on January 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
One of the most memorable dinner parties I attended while in college in Paris was a gathering hosted by a British couple who had lived in the city for years. I knew them from church, though the guest list was curated by a close friend of mine. Because they lived in a neighborhood I didn’t […]
Sisters in Mental Illness: Navigating Creativity, Faith & Bipolar II (with Julie Kraft)
by on December 11, 2019 Leave a Comment
Audio: Email subscribers, please click through to the website to watch the video or listen on Soundcloud. ________________________________________________ “Sit down. Cast aside your insecurities. The world needs our stories.” This month Shaley talks to Julie Kraft, an author and mental health advocate. Julie, who has Bipolar II, talks about how she juggled her creative […]
A Faith of Beginnings
by on December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
We are in the midst of Advent, which looks like lighting a candle each night before dinner and reading a short devotion from a kid-friendly book. Our oldest is now able to do the bulk of the reading which has added an incredible element to our evenings. Because she gets the spotlight for the reading, […]
