My friend Heather Creekmore (Compared to Who) and I teamed up in January to bring a different kind of detox for the new year. We wanted to bring women a mindset detox, heart detox, and a spiritual reset about health and body image. It was a success! We start our final round on November 30. … Continue reading Refocus 2020: Don’t Wait for the New Year to Feel Good About Your Body
I try to be very intentional about what I choose to speak out on. I am a woman with a LOT of opinions on a lot of things, but I prize relationships over my opinions so I don't speak up if I fear it will hinder authentic relationship-building. That being said, I have spent the … Continue reading The Age of Outrage
I was thrilled to get the opportunity to sit down and talk to Melissa d'Arabian, Food Network host and author of the bestselling Ten Dollar Dinners, about her newest book Tasting Grace. In her book, Melissa describes 16 invitations that transform the way we view food and our relationship with food. I don't know about … Continue reading A Taste of Grace – Interview with Melissa d’Arabian
While my entire Facebook feed is filled with articles and comments about Kanye West's new album and recent conversion, I have stayed silent. Why? Because number one, I don't really know anything about Kanye to begin with (other than the time he hijacked Taylor Swift's speech on the VMAs and the famous rant about George … Continue reading Kanye, Bipolar Disorder, Religiosity, and My Thoughts
"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit to a yolk of slavery" - Galatians 5:1 Today is Good Friday, the day Jesus took His last breath on the cross. The day He gathered the weight of the world and restored balance in the most unexpected way possible. Talk … Continue reading Freedom Friday
I was raised in a non-denominational church. Lent was not something we practiced, and not something I knew of until my late teens. I have grown to appreciate the beauty of this season, but the idea of Lent, of “giving up” something for spiritual discipline, initially appealed to me for all the wrong reasons. The … Continue reading Lent is NOT a Diet
I am conflicted. Political ads make my stomach hurt. The next election looms before me like a thick gray cloud, filled with double standards and broken systems and sanctimonious voices crying that their way is the best way. I can’t choose, because I see light and darkness on BOTH sides, and sadly, I see my … Continue reading Where My Political Loyalties Lie
