As swimsuit season approaches here in the Midwest, I want to revisit some posts about girl's and women's bodies from a couple years ago. Posts about shame, about the male gaze, about the hidden trauma women often carry in our very souls about our beautiful, glorious, powerful bodies. Men, I love you, but please pay […]

If you ever feel unworthy … If you question whether or not God can love you … If your guilt and shame ever overwhelm you … If you wonder if God turns his face away … Please remember that Jesus washed the feet of Judas, the dirty, filthy, betraying feet of the one who would […]

When I was young, I was often homesick. I hated sleepovers and called my folks to pick me up before the fun started. I despised Girl Scout camps and feigned illness to escape. I didn't like being away from home; it left me with an ache in my soul I couldn't put words to. I […]

"A tree gives glory to God by being a tree." Thomas Merton Merton continues, "The more a tree is like itself, the more it is like Him. If it tried to be like something else which it was never intended to be, it would be less like God and therefore it would give Him less […]

I am training (I use that term loosely) to walk the final 100k of the ancient Camino de Santiago trail in April. This means I am walking four times a week and gradually increasing my mileage. Though I have been an athlete my entire life this doesn't spare me from age-related aches and pains. My […]

I don't normally like generalizations about gender. You know, statements like, "Most women are ..." and "Men tend to be like ..." But when a researcher has actual data to back up generalizations, I tend to take notice. Brene Brown has made a name for herself in both pop culture and academia with her research […]