• Faith,  Think

    To know, or not to know…

    Coming from this side of Christmas, I’m sure many of us have been going through our spoils whether they be toys, games, gift cards, memories…you name it. For me, I call myself a book dragon for a reason. I hoard books like it is my job and protect my booty with detailed attention and old school library check out cards (I wish I were kidding).  This Christmas, I was gifted Yes, And…Daily Meditations by Richard Rohr. I found it very fitting with my love of acting and theology. Today, I thought I would play some book roulette and see where it landed. Page 222:  (Yeah, I probably should have retyped…

  • Faith,  Think

    mood.

    I didn’t grow up celebrating Advent. I vaguely remember getting things around Christmas where I could punch things out of cardboard and there would be prizes or candy inside, so I’m assuming that is what that was. I usually just opened them all at once, though. My understanding of Advent didn’t really surface until I was in Seminary.  Now that I am a mom, my husband, Justin, and I want to implement Advent as something that our daughter, Lucy, looks forward to every year. This is the build up to the celebration of the birth of our Savior. Now, of course we can take a deep dive into how Jesus…

  • Faith,  Life,  Lifestyle

    (I’m)Perfect

    Immediately after my first post declaring my challenge to write every day of Advent, I don’t write again for almost a week. I will say, it made for a great title, though, right? I am really digging the parenthasis lately.  Anyway, I’ll be honest, this post will be brief. I am exhausted. Partially from the insanity from the holidays, life in general, but a lot from the catatonic state my perfectionism has left me in recently. I have an on going to do list in my mind and if I think too much about it, I get so overwhelmed that I can’t move. It’s like that Kim Kardashian meme of…