A Christian Feminist Lifestyle Blog
Dear Blog Readers, We’ve been together for almost eight months. Our relationship isn’t perfect, but I think it’s pretty darn good. I wear my heart on my sleeve–or on the Internet, as it is–and you accept me with all my ups and downs. I love that you don’t mind my erratic schedule, since you never… [Read More]
There is a reason my day job includes copywriting and copyediting. I have magical grammatical powers. I might have loosened up over the years about split infinitives, but I can still spot a dangling modifier or a subject-verb agreement error from a mile away. And don’t get me started on our generation’s inability to use hyphens!… [Read More]
Dear Brita, age 7: You are not dying. Shortly after your 8th birthday, a wonderful man named Dr. Clark will run some tests. They’ll be scary, but Mommy will be there. The nicest nurse you’ve ever known (“Miss” Denece) will hold your hand. Dr. Clark will tell you and your parents that you have Crohn’s… [Read More]
I’d like to extend a special shoutout to all the misogynists who troll the comment sections of basically every article about women keeping their last names upon marriage. Their stupidity inspired today’s satire. My husband and I do not share a last name. We might joke about being the Flongs, but his last name is… [Read More]
Post contains Amazon affiliate links. I have never experienced a Valentine’s Day the way Hallmark and Kay Jewelers has promised it. But I’m okay with that. I’ve never bought into the hype that you must spend ALL THE MONEY for the occasion, and I’ve never obsessed (much) about my relationship status during the commercial holiday either…. [Read More]
I just looked over my January goals with Dan and realized I fell short on almost all of them. BUT then Dan pointed out how much his new job affected my ability to complete my goals, so that reassured me. Since this month will be all about MOVING TO GEORGIA, I’m keeping my goals pretty… [Read More]
