You are so gorgeous. The words hit me quickly, quietly. Panic rose up in my throat even as I kept pushing my cart down the aisle. My heart racing, my anxiety spiking, an adrenaline rush of fear–all in a split second, before my mind could even process. Did that just happen? I immediately started second-guessing… [Read More]
Challenge Accepted: A Controversial Instagram Trend
Is your Instagram feed flooded with badass women posting black and white photos of themselves and writing out Challenge Accepted? My pinktastic, feminist soul initially loved this celebration of womanhood, especially the way my friends took part. My friends who decided to post are women who do volunteer work in their communities, who use their… [Read More]
My Eye is on the Sparrow
Welcome to the eighteenth day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Spirituality. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Strength. While brainstorming today’s blog post, I looked out at the bird-feeders in my front garden. Immediately the words came… [Read More]
The Problem with Strong Independent Women
Welcome to the seventeenth day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Strength. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Forgiveness. “Brita is a strong independent woman who don’t need no man,” my best friend joked at a… [Read More]
Learning How to Live with Grief
Welcome to the twelfth day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Challenges. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Respect. Grief is a learning process. It’s been 4 1/2 years since my mom died. I still think about… [Read More]
Questioning Respect and Accepting Different Opinions
Welcome to the eleventh day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Respect. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for Friday’s topic, Family. In typical Love Blog Challenge tradition, my husband Dan is taking over my blog today with a guest post!… [Read More]