Four years ago, my life turned upside down. It hasn’t been an easy journey for our family, but most definitely a worthwhile one. These words are from my husband. They are powerful words. He is brave and awesome for putting himself out there. I am proud of how far he has come. And so happy […]
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If you want to fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. – African proverb When I embarked on becoming an online entrepreneur, it felt very isolating. Yes, I was making friends in groups with other online entrepreneurs, but trying to start up a business like this from home, when I spend
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Two weeks ago, I had what felt like my first internet troll experience. “Are you sure your weight is healthy?” I don’t know for sure if that what the person, but it sure felt like a slap in the face as opposed to someone genuinely caring for me, my health, and well-being. Posted publicly, it
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Recently, my baby boy turned two. Say What?!? That cannot be possible. I sat in my living room, looking around realizing that this home witnessed the birth of my son. Surrounded by my husband, my daughter, loving doulas and midwives, I did something I would have never thought in a million years I would have
“And I said to my body. Softly. ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’” Nayyirah Waheed
I wish I could take credit for this one but I can’t. Having the weather warm up here in Minnesota for a brief few days, I’ve been giving myself the break that Chögyam Trungpa describes in Great Eastern Sun. Happy Friday everyone! “Give yourself a break. That doesn’t mean to say that you should drive to
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During mass recently, our pastor spoke about Grace and times in his life that he was the recipient of Grace. It got me to thinking of the times in my own life that I was blessed to receive Grace from others. Times when people opened their homes, their hearts to me, without a single moment
On my drive to the high school stage where Glennon Doyle Melton (author of Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life) would be speaking, I had no idea what was in store for me that night. To be touched so deeply by someone else’s words and feel exposed and safe at
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