Category: About Me
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KC Pride in SF
You can take the girl out of Kansas City, but you can’t take Kansas City out of the girl. What are the chances? The Kansas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years, and their opponents are from the city I currently live in – San Francisco! It would…
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On My Nightstand
I love when people on Instagram share the books on their nightstand – I get so many great recommendations! – so I decided to do the same. Here’s a peek at some of the books at my bedside. Starting from the bottom up to the top: KidPower Children Safety Comics: How to Use Your Power…
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What the Health?
For the last month, my church Canvas has had a teaching series called “What the Health?” First, can I just say I love that a church is playing off the phrase “What the Hell?” But most of all, I love that a church is helping people have healthy relationship with health. Today at Canvas I…
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Joyful Movement June
I’ve always loved to dance. My mom says that at age 3, I asked to take dance lessons. And at my first dance recital – performing at a nursing home – my skirt fell off in the middle of the performance, and I kept on dancing (the show must go on!). Dancing is something that…
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Therapy is Cool
“Therapy is cool.” I saw this statement made into a graphic (see above) on @heytiffanyroe’s Instagram account, and I love it. Therapy IS cool. But it’s hard to know that if you’ve never been to therapy. Or you haven’t known someone else who’s been to therapy. If that’s the case, now you know someone who’s…
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Beloved Bali – #TBT
Oh #TBT, please ‘throw me back’ to Bali where I could ignore the news and live in ignorant bliss of all the disasters, struggles and division in our world right now. I know that’s not possible, though, and I don’t really want to be that selfish where I isolate myself from the struggles of others.…
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Fears to Fortune. Guilt to Gratitude. A Holiday Experiment.
The holidays are awesome. There are parties and great food, Christmas cookies and treats around every corner, and plenty of occasions for wine, eggnog or whatever is your cocktail of choice. But the holidays are also hard. There are lots of parties and great food, Christmas cookies and treats around every corner, and plenty of…
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Ditch the Labels that are Fables
Earlier this year in church, the pastor said something that made me pause and take note in my notebook: “Ditch the labels that are fables.” To be honest, I can’t remember the exact context of the statement in regard to that day’s teaching (sorry, Travis!), but I took away the quote as a reminder to…
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Joy
With toddlers, consistency can be fleeting. One day, they love chicken. The next time you serve chicken, they hate it and act as if you’re asking them to eat a rat. One night, they sleep through the night. The next, they’re up four times – at first wanting to rock in the chair, then sleep…
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3 Ways to Greet Someone Without Commenting on Their Appearance
As I’ve reflected over the years as to what’s contributed to my body image struggles, I’ve realized I can’t blame just one thing. But rather, it’s a compilation of messages I’ve heard – things said in the media, things said in my presence about other people or things said to me, plus images I’ve seen.…
Beloved Body 