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7 Quick Takes (Vol. 7): The 7 Ways to "Live" Lent Edition

In honor of this recent post, I’ve decided to include seven ideas for living Lent as my quick takes for this week. Stop by Jen’s Conversion Diary for more nuggets of fun, wit, and/or wisdom. Also, keep Jen in your prayers as baby number 4 will be in her arms by Monday! ~1~ Pray forRead the whole post >>

Take Delight in the Lord, Not Undependable Technology

From today’s readings: “Take delight in the LORD, and he will grant you your heart’s request.” Psalm 37:4 Don’t obsess if all the blogs you follow suddenly disappear or if vice versa, you lose a bunch of followers. I personally first discovered the glitch at Aussie Coffee Shop. Then I read this thread. Last nightRead the whole post >>

Letting God In

I had my first meeting with a spiritual director this past week. Not surprisingly, I spent a big chunk of the time rambling about where I am spiritually, some of the challenges I face, my difficulties with spiritual dryness. Yada. Yada. Yada. In short, I put my faith life and my innermost struggles with itRead the whole post >>

7 Quick takes (Vol. 6)

~1~ In a recent tweet (I still can’t believe I’m Twittering. I’m the lady who frequently forgets to carry her cell phone with her and has never sent a text message in my life), I shared that we were having Blob Day. This is a tradition I’m passing along to my kids from my ownRead the whole post >>

Pregnant Photo

To Anon who said my photo will make everyone feel bad about themselves, I’m feeling really guilty. This was not my intention. Trust me. In fact, I work hard to be an advocate for women feeling healthy and strong. To me, I look pregnant (you’ve never seen how I look not pregnant, I’m assuming). I’veRead the whole post >>