What Women Learn From the Magazine Rack
What do magazines teach women? Let’s take a look at how girls are shaped.
When Surgery Doesn’t Go As Planned (Lupus #14)
Sometimes things don't go as planned. Including surgery. So how does one cope? Here are some of my surgery memes today to help me cope with the fact this didn't go as planned. After all, laughter is always great medicine. Why Surgery? Remember this post awhile back?...
Courage to Live (Lupus #13)
Can we live courageously when it is easier to just not live? From a woman who will not let lupus overtake her.
Mini Essays: Roe vs. Wade, Support Group and the Question
Three things to be cautious of and equip you in the abortion vs. pro-life debate. (From a woman hemorrhaging blood, who had an unplanned pregnancy and almost died from it this year)
A Blessing For Your Body
Here is a blessing to you
A Prayer: To Be and Be Sent
Prayer for missional living, God’s Kingdom, and to be and to be sent.
Healing from Postpartum Depression, Anxiety and PTSD (Lupus and Pregnancy #12)
The Struggle of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: Honesty I'm not a good liar, but somehow I still manage to deceive myself. Being honest to ourselves, in safe community, and before God is one of those key elements of being fully alive while we change the world. This...
Living With an Invisible Illness (Lupus and Pregnancy #11)
How many medical items on my desk can you name? Today I decided to clear it off a little. It has become a mini nurses' station! Six months ago if you told me I would go through what I have with lupus and this pregnancy, I don't think I would have believed you. After...
Poem: Waiting (Pregnancy and Lupus #10)
On waiting for the arrival and kairos, the appointed time
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PopularSwamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights
Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...
Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids
PopularIdentity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful
The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...
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PopularWhat to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)
I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...
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Top RatedHow Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes
It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election....
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Top RatedHow to Help: Afghanistan
How can we help the crisis in Afghanistan? I've spent the last month researching ways everyday people can be involved!
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Ready to do something about exploitation now? Help us find partners or volunteer for Blackout Trafficking!
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LatestResponding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?
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LatestWe Can’t Escape Real Life While Changemaking
We can't escape real life while we are changemaking. The context matters. Let's be aware of these four elements as we create change.
Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity
LatestResponding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?
Responding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?
We Can’t Escape Real Life While Changemaking
We can’t escape real life while we are changemaking. The context matters. Let’s be aware of these four elements as we create change.
Reducing Trauma’s Influence in Doing Good: Justice Daily – S2.E2.
How do we reduce trauma’s influence in our work of doing good? In this Justice Daily Interview with Michelle Stiffler, a trauma specialist, we learn about helping us endure beyond burnout and get real about Fight Flight, Fawn, Freeze
What is Happening With Migrants Near San Diego?
What is happening with migrants in San Diego? Are there really outdoor detention camps in Jucumba California for asylum seekers? Here’s what I saw.
Notes From Birmingham Jail & 60th Anniversary of the March
Honestly, I’ve never read more than clips of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s works, even though I’ve talked them up. A major world-changer, Dr. King is mostly known for his “I Have a Dream” speech...
Hypocrisy and the Love Your Neighbor T-Shirt
Why I couldn’t wear the “Love your neighbor” t-shirt and how we become.