Sundays can be rough with small children. Hell, they've been rough for me as long as I can remember. Sunday Blues anyone? Well, I like to have a plan on Sundays to combat all the crazy. All the end of our rope. All the anxiety. SO. Yesterday the plan was to make Christmas Spritz Cookies. …
On Finding Hope and Joy and Goodness in the Midst of this Terrible World
It seems that there is a lot of terrible awful stuff going on in the world, and there really is. Like, unbelievable, sob in the corner while clasping your blankie terrible stuff. Racism, dirty politics, religion used for evil, war, starvation, rape, torture, GUNS GUNS GUNS* just to name a few. Things that you could …
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That’s Why I’m Here: On Vulnerability and Courage and Gratitude
Some days I am so steeled against the world, it's a wonder I even feel the rain on my face. Other days, like today, I am cracked right open. So raw and vulnerable that I may not function as a human being but rather just a ball of electric feelings so exposed to the elements …
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Too Sober For This 