Here’s a poem inspired by a scrupulousity spiral yesterday Recoil I read a meditationAnd it said,“Picture yourselfAmong the crowdThat crucified Jesus.A few Easters agoI cringedWhen the Gospel instructed,[Crowd speaks]Crucify Him.I trembled. In the name of guiltWe daydream we areMurderers of GodThe worst sinners we could beBut I am not evil.I spent my entire lifeTrying not... Continue Reading →
Original Sin
When I gave birth the third time, Everyone told me what a perfect birth it was. They marveled at how calm and "unafraid" I was, How I "roared" my baby earthside. I've ached in that lie for a while now, Lost in their awe and my own despair. What they didn't know is that While... Continue Reading →
Today is a Marathon, not a Sprint
I’m going to tell you about my favorite mom secret. The way I handle the days when everything is falling apart and you don’t even want to open your eyes, let alone run after toddlers all day long. It started when I was pregnant with my youngest and exhausted from HG. Willow and I would... Continue Reading →
The Hierarchy of Suffering
This meme has been going around like wildfire lately. It expresses the common idea that the way not to judge others for their struggles is to think that maybe they are not as strong as you are. On the surface, the intention is great. The idea is to encourage people not to judge others' suffering.... Continue Reading →
I’m not LGBTQ, but I don’t Belong Either
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/08/18/churches-need-less-tradition-more-flexibility-welcome-teens-column/2011731001/ This article and others like it have been posted and talked about on my online and in person Catholic groups over and over again. There's always a couple of people kindly talking about it and then the avalanche of more traditional Catholics who start mocking the author and saying, "Oh they just want the... Continue Reading →
Yes, The World Needs God, But Not Like That
A couple of weeks ago, there was a shooting in Texas that just devastated me. A couple days before I watched The Hate You Give, which rocked me as well. Both of these events are on the heels of, and preceding so many horrible tragedies and fearful events happening all over they world lately. I... Continue Reading →
T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.
The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone. -Tupac Last night, I tried to watch The Hate U Give, the emotional true story of a black girl who watches her friend get killed by a police officer. Later, she is called to testify, but I haven't gotten that far, because I had to take a... Continue Reading →
Depression and The Boundaries Book
I started to read a book called "Boundaries" a couple of months ago. I had bought it a long time before that, but I hadn't read it. I was nervous because I have talked to several people who were very callous and used this book as their excuse, but I have also talked to others... Continue Reading →
I Need to Calm Down: Weight Loss Angry Day
I am so angry. This week I hopped on the scale to see that I had gained pretty much all of the weight I had lost back. Seriously?? After all of this time? What was the point of any of it if I'm back at this? My BMI was back up by a full point,... Continue Reading →
5 Steps to Take When the Baby Steps Seem Too Big
This week, I wanted to give up on Dave Ramsey so bad. I was so done and hopeless feeling I wanted to pull out the credit card and just spend it all. I'm a free spirit and spending as little as possible to put as much as possible towards debt and towards our future needs... Continue Reading →
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