Tag: Womanhood
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This ain’t the time to turn back now.
One time, I found myself driving around Chicago on a mission not my own. As I drove into the city, I found myself both happy and heavy—excited to be back in a place where I felt most comfortable and happy as an adult, yet heavier and sadder as I passed landmarks that I’d not seen […]
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Remember Lot’s Wife
This ain’t the time to turn back now. One time, I found myself driving around Chicago on a mission not my own. As I drove into the city, I found myself both happy and heavy—excited to be back in a place where I felt most comfortable and happy as an adult, yet heavier and sadder […]
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The Year of Reclaim
A personal testimony. The thing of it is, I was born to serve. People who assume things about me, assume that I am attempting to do other than serve have to check their own hearts. I have always just filled the spot that needed to be filled. Dishes? I wash them. Alto? I sing my […]
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Hold Onto Yourself, Honey
Some days it is harder than others. The loneliness and regret overwhelm you with their weightiness, locking you into sadness so complete that you conjure story lines of sandy beaches and distant locales to steel yourself. To keep from losing it completely. You burrow down deep into your secret self, mantras meaningless and tears abundant […]
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You are not a tow truck: take care of yourself!
Are you walking around life like a tow truck, dragging drama, weight, and burdens that don’t even belong to you? Time to release that struggle and walk into a new season.