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Anger Management for Moms: the 365 Day Challenge
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about anger. My anger. The kind that fills me up with sadness and regret. The kind I dive into in the moment and feel I’m drowning in the next. Since I wrote about it, read...
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Anger management: how it’s going out here
Two weeks ago, I took a crazy challenge. But it was about time. Inspired by the brave mom at The Orange Rhino, I committed not to yell at my son for 365 days. With certain caveats, like safety and...
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I am the opposite of me
I am a paradox. And so are you. We are clean and shiny in some areas of ourselves, yet disheveled disasters in others. The real estate of our souls and our yards is impeccable from one angle, and...
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When it’s all up to you: the value of legacy
{If you found me through my article on Catalyst, welcome. And if you’re a regular or a visitor, please let me share my news: I had the privilege to be featured on Catalyst this week, talking about the...
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Negative tests and practicing my poker face
{I’ve been leery of sharing these thoughts and stories about our journey to have Baby #2. I don’t want to get pegged as an infertility writer cause I will feel guilty for getting pregnant when my...
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These Stories Pump Water
I love brand new ideas, really good ones I wish I thought of. Don’t you? Well, here’s one for you. Have you heard of CausePub yet? If you haven’t, you’re about to. I just wrote a story for CausePub, an...
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God, Actual Size
I’m really good at exaggerating to make a point. I am one of the best exaggerators I know. Maybe the best in the world. Whoops, there I go again. (I know you saw that coming.) When I find myself face...
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I Feel For the Cowardly Lion
[Click photo for source.] Yesterday I went to lunch with my son and my dad at a deli in a wealthy part of Kansas City. Everyone always seems so put together there, and I always feel out of place. No...
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The God of Self-Help
If you’ve been in church, or been around churchy people, you’ve heard people talk about God. Mostly he sounds like a philanthropic celebrity, but kind of religiousy. The hazy God-descriptions based on...
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When You Pray and It Feels Like Nothing Is Happening
Sometimes prayer feels like this. Pouring tiny drops of water into a giant bucket. No matter how late or long or loud you pray, it seems like the bucket is still empty. All your work, your blood,...
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