I often wrestle with what it means to be beautiful and how I live that out. I’m a huge believer that beauty shines from the inside out, but when it comes to what I see in the mirror, I can’t seem to apply that rubric. As someone currently struggling with my own self-esteem, I can…
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Running to Love.You.
I’m an objectively positive person. I realize it is odd to claim something that feels quite subjective, but actually, in doing some strength-based testing at my job, it turns out that I can claim “positivity” as one of my top five attributes. I shouldn’t be surprised. No matter my age, the most common compliment I…
Bent by Lent
Sometimes, when you can’t seem to find Lent, Lent finds you. Knowing me means knowing that I love the big two liturgical seasons in the church calendar. I didn’t grow up in a church that particularly focused on the liturgical calendar however we still intentionally entered into Lent and Advent. We participated in in our…
Missing This Would Be An Oversight
Next year, Back To School is going to go smoother, (I say, despite the fact that for the first time ever, I will have TWO children going to school.) Whatever, a girl can dream. You could assume that Back To School did not go smoothly for me this year. You would be correct.
Let’s Talk about Maternal Depression and Anxiety
I was at my work computer early one morning, before many of my colleagues had arrived when I googled “How to find out if I am depressed”. If the Internet was good for anything, it should be able to help me self-diagnose what was going on. Right? Growing up, I had an interesting relationship with…
The Sneakers Make the Runner
I left my sneakers at my parents’ house this weekend. I forgot I had even pulled them out of the car this Easter weekend, and I really shouldn’t have, since I didn’t do any running while home for the holiday, but as anyone who tries to keep up some sort of regular running schedule knows,…
Like I Need a Hole in the Head
“You might want to leave. 90% of the parents choose to leave during this procedure. It can be hard to watch. Do you need anything? Why don’t you go get some lunch?” For the second time in 2015, we’re at the hospital. The first time was to bring my baby Logan home. Now, he’s back….
The Weather Outside is Frightful and So Is Our Skin
My babies have sensitive skin. With the cold, dry weather coming, I am anticipating another winter of skin issues, just like all the previous winters since having children. Everyone who struggles with dry, sensitive skin knows that things get bad at this time of year. In the winter, my children’s hands crack. Their cheeks stay…
When the Sick Hits
I’m kind of scared to type out these words. It isn’t that I’m superstitious. I believe in the power of prayer but not in the supernatural causation that leads to certain consequences. But… there have just been too many times when I’ve declared something to be the case only to have it backfire on me…
September is for Sniffles
I love Autumn. I love everything about it. I love the cooler temperatures and I love the gorgeous colours and I love the sweaters and the scarves and if I had any, I’d love the boots too (I am in serious need of new footwear!). I love the spices that are re-introduced during this season….
Making Hand-Washing Fun
I used to try to cut as many corners as I possibly could when I was a child and a young teen. How much toilet paper could I use to still leave enough on the roll so I wouldn’t be required to change it? How far would the car drive, and could I justify not putting…
