Thirty-Six Things I Know Now

Another birthday has come and gone, and I’ve got to say this one felt particularly satisfying. Not just because I’m now the product of two squares, but also because I feel more grounded and myself than ever. I wish sometimes that I could go back and tell my past self some of the lessons I’ve…

Goodbye, Hello

Hello, it’s me I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet To go over everything They say that time’s supposed to heal ya But I ain’t done much healing Hello, can you hear me I’m in California dreaming about who we used to be When we were younger and free I’ve…

Five Tips for Eating Gluten Free*

Eating gluten free can be challenging, especially when not everyone in the household does. I hope these tips can make it a little easier to navigate a gluten free diet in the real world!

Some Kind of Love

I get it. You love him. He’s your whole world. You don’t even know what you would do without him; him, with his confidence and successes and experience and smarts and level-headedness. You are, after all, flighty; overemotional at best, a bit naive; flawed, really, and so lucky that he loves you and takes care…

Privilege vs. Entitlement 

In a world divided by class, race, politics and religion, kind-hearted people are talking a lot about privilege. White privilege, male privilege, the obvious privilege

Sangry 

I’m sad. Well, angry really, but I don’t know what to do with that and so it turns inward, and having yourself angry at you is the saddest thing. I have good reasons to be angry. I didn’t sign up for this, any of it. I’m working with multiple handicaps, any one of which would…

Transcendent 

Once again A hundred yards into the ocean; How many times Have I found myself here? Found myself. That is, after all, what happens; Difficult, impossible, Then an eagle soaring, New-grown wings. As many times as I say otherwise I have not yet found My limits. This ocean, too, I will transcend; Either I will…

Looking For A Fix

Look, I wasn’t going to write anything about Josh Duggar, but I saw yet another article this morning that triggered a train of thought, and so even though this article isn’t about him per se it sort of is. Kind of. Not really. It’s more about people in general who get stuck looking for a…