I've had three marriages so far. [Don't freak out just yet. Read until the end.] My first marriage was characterized by HIDING. It lasted...

"Parenting may be less about raising our children and more about raising ourselves. It compels us to break our own cycles of shame and...

The journey of faith is a strange one. I thought it would be a straight and definitive path to the known. Do this and this and I will...

There once was a nine-year-old who asked her mom for a lacrosse stick. And goggles. And to join a cute team of other nine-year-olds....

"You can't love and control at the same time." In this episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast, Jared Byas, author of that quote,...

Being in a battle with the mean monster of anxiety can be paralyzing. Like stand-there-and stare paralyzing. Like I-need-to-lay-down...

"I sink beneath the swirling surf of words, fears, expectations, conditioning, and advice—and feel for the Knowing." (Glennon Doyle) In...

If you invited me over for tea and you asked me what's killing me right now, I would have a litany of answers for you. They range from...

It finally happened after two long years. My husband and I darkened the door of a church for Easter Sunday. We were away for the weekend...

"When I started writing about deconstruction, I shared because I needed to know there were others out there like me. Now I share because...

"If we had total support, we would change more easily. It's the fear of rejection that prevents our transformation." In this episode on...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from...

Everything about that Easter weekend was strange. My preschoolers only wanted to listen to Christmas music that Wednesday on the drive...

"If you, too, find yourself eating your words when a crisis hits; 1. you’re not alone and, 2. Being wrong can suck, but that doesn’t mean...

"When love speaks and both sides listen, hearts connect and healing begins." In this episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast,...

JUSTICE! They announce. As they pull me from the bed of man violating me for the third time. JUSTICE! They demand. As they drag me into...

Once upon a time, there was a mom who planned a super special girls' trip for her daughter's big birthday! She carefully picked a place...

"You don't HAVE to get married." In this episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast, Stevie Swift, author of that quote, shares her...

"Yes," I reply even though my heart is shattering. "I'll get that for you and you can be on your way." I watch my son pack his bags on...

One day, a girlish woman looked down at her big burgeoning belly and she had little red lines. She freaked out a bit. "Those are STRETCH...