Taste the Joy Croissant and See the Marked Pages
I woke up sad today. Sad and angry and disappointed and confused to be exact. I wish I could pinpoint one source for ALL THE EMOTIONS, but I can’t. There are several external stressors and it would...
View ArticleChoosing Celebration
On Thursday, I purchased “Art of Celebration” by Rend Collective Experiment. It’s a wonderful soundtrack of joy. Seriously, every song has me dancing around or throwing my arms up to worship. The...
View ArticleIntroducing a new series: Hump Day Happiness
Hey friends, I’d like to introduce a new weekly series on the blog called, “Hump Day Happiness” inspired by my family’s meal planning schedule. On Wednesdays the day of the week we’re most worn down...
View ArticleHump Day Happiness: Phenomenal Woman
Today, one of my favorite poets Maya Angelou passed away at the age of 86. Today’s Hump Day Happiness is her poem, “Phenomenal Woman”. This poem. Wow…this poem. When I first read “Phenomenal Woman” I...
View ArticleOpen When You're Going to Bed
I just got in from a very full day of church, apple picking with the fam and taking my son to see “The Maze Runner”. I’m blissfully exhausted. So here’s an affirmation (from Pinterest) for right...
View ArticleWhat I’m Into: July 2015 Edition; Where Does My Help Come From
Yesterday, I took a class from The Coteirie lead by Elora Ramierz, about writing authentically. Elora is a wonderful teacher with crazy awesome insights, like “often the story we’re meant to tell is...
View ArticleDay 2 of Subversive Joy: Even More Undignified Than This
From Pinterest This afternoon, I post my our dance party video to the Instagram and y’all…I struggled to re-watch it. When I looked at the video, I didn’t see my daughter and I having fun, I didn’t...
View ArticleDay 5 of Subversive Joy: Anchor Day
Today is Thursday, Joy Hack Day. This morning, I was having an “I hate L.A. pity party” I get these every so often— especially now that we’re entering autumn and I’m missing Boston. So, I declared...
View ArticleShalom Book Club #7! Love Warrior
On the podcast today is the seventh edition of the “Shalom Book Club” where once a month, my friend Cara Meredith joins me to talk about a book. Like I said in the first episode of this series this...
View ArticleShalom Sistas’ Night Out Group Discussion Guide
Tonight, I’m meeting up with two lovely Shalom Sistas to watch the new movie, “Everything, Everything” a movie adaption of the book of the same name by Nicola Yoon. As you may remember, The Shalom...
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