originally published via my email newsletter in August 2024 “I feel this essay now more than ever,” I emailed to an editor today. Writing an essay about chronic illness over the past four months, I’ve often wondered about the truth of it. Like on the good days: was it still true? Still accurate? Today, as I […]
You’re safe now.
My core value rose to the surface this week, during an unlikely event. Creative Mornings is an organization I joined as I started freelancing, to provide an extra dose of community to an otherwise isolating adult experience of going freelance. And they more recently started “field trips,” which are small gatherings to help the community […]
It’s time to be honest: My Response to the overturn of Roe v Wade.
TW/CW: rape and miscarriage. I think it’s time to be honest. Disclaimer: If you don’t want to read an opinion on the overturning of Roe v Wade today, go ahead and pass on this post. Save it for later, or don’t–whatever you need is okay. But if you can read it, take a deep breath […]
the wonder of being embraced
I’m a white-knuckled girl, and always have been. I grip my way through life, holding onto whatever I can for dear life—as if the holding is the making and shaping of that life I’m looking for. Last week, I found myself in a room of ladies as we shared silence together, prayerfully. Punctuated by occasional […]
a lament
This past week has been heavy and noisy and hard, and so I’ve been quiet. Putting my phone down and being present with my words and my thoughts and my family, I didn’t post on Instagram. But tonight, I received an email with a prompt of lament. And I wanted to share the prompt with […]
advent 2020, week 2: God understands our shame
The second week of Advent is meant to be about peace. Instead, I found myself stuck in shame. So here’s the question I asked this week: How does Advent speak to our shame? “Gloria, gloria,God has come to understand us.” — “Gloria Gloria” by Jess Ray This lyric undid me on a drive this week, […]