The last time I wrote to you, I was maybe halfway through a breakthrough course that helped clarify my vision for myself, especially when it comes to the conditions I tend to live with—the shoulds and why-nots. It asked me what risks I needed to take, and (unsurprisingly) writing was the bottom line. It’s also […]
Risking a breakthrough
Hi friends, I’m coming at you live this evening… It’s been a minute since I’ve sat here to write you, so hello. How are you? Really, how are you? I just finished a meditation that invited me to take a risk. I’m not a risk-taker by nature, but I’m doing a breakthrough course, and breakthrough […]
Guest Post: For such a time as this
After the events of January 6th, 2021, I had a lot of words swirling in my mind. Some I’ve shared here & on Instagram. One phrase I kept hearing was the Biblical phrase, “for such a time as this.” It’s a familiar phrase, but it’s context struck in a new way in light of current […]
It’s time to tell your story
a guest post at Windrose Magazine I love writing for my friend Ally at Windrose Magazine, and this post is a special one. Part love story, part practical advice–just picture me pulling up a chair with you at a coffee shop (I’ll have an iced chai, probably) to tell you my story & encourage you […]
Advent Songs, Christmas Eve: glory
The new year races towards me, but today, it’s only Christmas Eve. Still, as I read Luke 2 this morning, my thoughts went to the words I’ve been pursuing in these last days of 2016—“the right time”—as I read their counterparts only a few verses into the famous, beautifully captured words of the Christmas story. […]
on writing in the waiting.
I really want to write, I whisper, as my face falls into my hands to cover the shame and overwhelming emotions that tighten around my thoughts, twisting into a headache worse than yesterday’s. I mean, this is who I am. Or, rather, a part of who I am. Shouldn’t I be walking in it, bearing […]