When I stood starry-eyed across from my husband on our wedding day, I never imagined a day when I’d stand teary-eyed across from him and say, “I give you permission to leave me.” But that day came, and I remember it vividly. I stood up carefully from the glider nestled in the corner of my bedroom […]
When my daughter received a donut-shaped palette of lip gloss for her seventh birthday, she squealed with such excitement that I questioned why I’ve ever spent money on Disney World tickets. For two dollars and fifty cents, she was thrilled. It’s understandable then why my shoulder caught her heartbroken tears a few hours later after […]
“If you could meet anyone in the Bible — besides Jesus — who would it be, and why?” That was the question posed to the group of women gathered for Bible study in my living room five years ago. We were an eclectic bunch. We were part of different church bodies, social circles, and life […]
I’ve been a martial artist for as long as I can remember. Raised by a family of Black Belts, I’ve been told that I started kicking before walking. By four years old, my very first white belt was tied around my waist and I’ve been training ever since. A few years ago, after training for […]
As a 19-year-old, I moved miles away from my parents’ faith-filled home into my very own Ikea furniture-filled apartment. Relying on my own beliefs for the first time proved to be more challenging than I had anticipated. My faith, which once felt simple and clear, grew murky against the backdrop of popular quotes from sermons […]