by Christina | Oct 12, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, self-care
It’s possible that bathroom wall affirmations are not actually a thing. But in my home…yes. It’s possible this is TMI I feel a little weird showing you part of my bathroom wall. After all, it’s a personal space—that’s kiiinda the point. But I am making an effort...
by Christina | Mar 23, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, self-care
Rest is important. Like, maybe more important than anything else. I know this, to the marrow of my weary bones, and still I have not been getting enough. Fortunately, I also know how to course correct. (You can start a diet in the middle of a sandwich, remember?) And...
by Christina | Dec 29, 2016 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________
Yesterday I lost my job. Actually, it was a year ago yesterday, but I’ve remembered enough in the last twenty-four hours that it feels fresh. And I am grateful. A year ago today I hadn’t slept. I’d stayed up all night in a daze of shock and heartache. I’d let my job...
by Christina | Sep 15, 2016 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________
I am grateful for fresh starts. Of course there’s the whole back-to-school vibe happening, and summer is shifting into fall. But what’s really making me feel renewed is that I left the country for a little bit. I went to Panama City When I came back, I...
by Christina | Sep 8, 2016 | #thankyouthursday, voice = raised, writing life
Glennon Doyle Melton’s astonishingly radiant book, Love Warrior, officially came out into the world on Tuesday, and for very good reason it is the new pick for Oprah’s Book Club. I hope everyone I know—and everyone I don’t know, for that matter—will read it, because...