Catholic New Media Celebration

CNMC Part I: Tips for Bloggers/Podcasters

I was blessed to be able to attend the Catholic New Media Celebration(CNMC) this past Sunday since it all unfolded just a hop and a skip away from my home and because my knight in shining armor stepped up to the plate despite being post-call. The Celebration gave me a chance to put faces withRead the whole post >>

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.