When I was little, I asked question after question of my older siblings and parents. I am the youngest of five children—three brothers and a sister came before me. I asked how? why? when? And when I deemed my questions were a nuisance, or (more likely) my family tired of answering them, I asked them … Continue reading Curiosity Reborn
Rogelio de la Vega, my life coach, is the king of vision boards. He's a character on Jane the Virgin, a telenovela actor and Jane's father. If you haven't had the pleasure of seeing it yet, I am so excited for you! Seasons 1-3 are on Netflix. A couple weeks ago I was in the mood … Continue reading My vision board
I stare into the mirror at my watery, red eyes, my shiny face, my mussed up hair. I look good, I think. Moments before I'd said goodnight to my mom, after nestling against her and crying. "There are too many things to be sad about," I whispered to her. "I know," she responded, "but we're … Continue reading Too many things to be sad about
I don't have a church home. Since Christmas Eve, I've been to a Sunday morning service once. This is rare for me. Sometimes I work on Sunday mornings, some weeks I sleep in after working late the night before. Other times I just don't go. It's not because I don't like the particular church I've … Continue reading A fear of (church) commitment
If you follow me on Goodreads, I suppose you can stop reading this post. But if I've learned anything from Martha Stewart, it's the principle of synergy. [Sidenote: Everyone should watch the 2003 TV movie Martha, Inc., because it is a hidden gem of a film and Cybill Sheppherd is amazing and hysterical. I may own this … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading, part 1
We are only days in to the new year, 2018. I was happy to say farewell to 2017. It felt like a deep exhale. Breathe out all of the pain, grief, fear, doubt, illness, confusion, and loss. Breathe in health, hope, joy, peace, growth, and newness. If 2017 was a crash course in letting go, … Continue reading New
In this season of Advent, the weeks leading up to the Christmas celebration, Christians remember and anticipate the coming of Christ. I've been thinking about hope, about waiting, and I keep coming back to this story. Not about baby Jesus but baby Ticvah, a girl whose name literally means hope. Through a beautifully random series … Continue reading Hope for Ticvah
Full disclosure: I have seen every episode of Friends, the television sitcom that aired from 1994-2004, dozens of times. It’s my go-to bedtime show, background show, holiday show (I watch all the Thanksgiving episodes every year). The six friends are great, with the exception of Ross. He drives me nuts (case in point: We never … Continue reading The Best of Friends
While books have helped me grow and think, other slices of pop culture, daily practices, and mental health care have helped me walk slowly toward goodness, as this blog aims to chronicle. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend This is one of the best comedies on television, in my opinion. Each episode has original, hilarious musical numbers. The characters … Continue reading Random things that are helping
Books have always been my happy place. They have been a way for me to learn, hide, see the world, grow up, pretend, remember, and become. Professor and author Rudine Sims Bishop wrote a piece about books being like mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Books can present the reader with a different worldview than … Continue reading My Healing Bookshelf
