There are moments in my story–pivotal ones, shaping ones–that have clarified what being a woman is all about and what it’s not. Tonight, it’s about being a mother, intuitively placing the white trash bin in front of my toddler’s face as she sits, freshly showered and night-time-clothed on the bathroom floor. Her stomach has been…
Clarity
Want to be an amazing Administration? Okay. But you can’t also be an amazing mother. Want to get a PhD? Okay. But you can’t also have copious amounts of time in your garden.
Birthday musings
This birthday has been the best, thanks to my Justin. Here’s the deal… (as Ella would say, which she got from Justin) One of the things I’m horrible at doing is maximizing down time. It wasn’t until marriage, 7.5 years ago, that I realized the importance of mapping out vacation plans (not just location but…
Things I can’t (and don’t want to) change about me
My lazy eye…well, I wouldn’t mind a change My womanhood My womanhood + pastoral call My skin color My low voice My loud laugh My idea generating brain My passion for equipping leaders My idealism My love for music My love for writing My love for coffee shops My love for busy spaces with quiet…
The Pieces
This morning was both “Ahhhh, there’s so much to do” and “Ok, God, what first?” I took a moment to analyze the work I needed to complete and the time I had left in which to complete it. Suddenly everything became simpler, possible. It wasn’t enough that I knew the tasks–I had to know what…
Woman Pastor Gratitude
When I realize that washing my hair and putting it up will take less time than braiding it in two …I say thank you, God When I decide to wear pantyhose for the first time in eons and they don’t run …I say thank you, God When I hand off my baby (who promptly begins…
Everyday Incongruence
We’re living in whirlwinds Sucking up airless moments Fleeting Gasp gasp gasping . We used the metal concert gates as stretchers for the injured for the deceased . She asks me what the red stuff is. I pretend not to know. Two year olds shouldn’t be able to identify someone else’s blood. . How was…