This #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for Advil. Well, more accurately, I am grateful for generic ibuprofen, since I don’t usually buy brand-name Advil. But off-brand or no, ibuprofen is really something, and I am really grateful for it. Pain meds are not always the...
To my caring community: If you don’t already get weekly #thankyouthursday emails from me, the below is a glimpse of what would have landed in your inbox this morning if you did. The subject line always completes the sentence “I am grateful for...” (Today’s subject...
By the time my hold alert on Natashia Deón's Grace came through from the library, I'd forgotten why I'd requested it. No matter. I dug right in—and was depressed for the next three days while I read it. No question, the book is beautifully written. The story is...
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 made some...
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...
Forget motivation. Reluctant discipline brings the greatest rewards. I'm sure there is an internet quote I should attribute for that insight; I know I saw something recently online, and whatever it was clearly stuck with me—just not well enough to get credit. At any...
Love is greater than fear. I know this. I tell you every time I write. I believe it with all my heart. Yesterday I wrote it on my wrist. It was impulsive; I grabbed a Sharpie on my way out the door because an old blog post of Glennon Doyle Melton's inspired me to give...
Sometimes I kill things. It never feels good and it's not always on purpose (although sometimes it is: RIP, mysterious winged bug in my bedroom whose life I very deliberately ended). Whether it's an untenable relationship or an insect with bad timing, I recognize...
Stranger Things might not seem like the cure for systemic racism. And, well, it probably isn't. But it is the cure for a stressed out brain that needs a break from processing the many facets of a deeply troubling and overwhelmingly complex problem. Savoring some Rocky...
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Originally developed for adults, this illustrated tale is appropriate for (and loved by) children as well.
How a four-month separation created space for the love of a liftime.