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In Which I Tell You My Weight… and Talk About Being Both Human and Loved
I preached at a Quaker church on Sunday. Or, in Quaker speak, I brought a message to their meeting.
And here’s the thing: I had it all figured out ahead of time. Everything I’d say. It’s a message I’ve given before and one very close to my heart. My favorite thing to talk about, really, the idea that we exist in the mud and the mess and the muck… and that the magnificent is to … Continue Reading “In Which I Tell You My Weight… and Talk About Being Both Human and Loved”
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15 REAL Dos and Don’ts of Juice Cleansing
I’ve started a juice cleanse to jump start myself back into better eating habits following this past season of life which I shall call the Unlimited Chocolate and Cheese season. And also the Don’t Hold Back the Butter season. And the Of Course I’ll Have Fries With That season. A good season, to be honest. A great season. And one I fully intend to revisit. But one from which my clothes and I need a … Continue Reading “15 REAL Dos and Don’ts of Juice Cleansing”
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On Finding the Gym and a New Comfort Zone
I bought a trial membership at the gym this week which was harder than you might think and not just because it’s a gym and also, Oh Sweet Baby Jesus Smiling Sweetly in His Manger, a GYM.
No. It was harder than you might think because I forgot how to get there.
That’s right.
I’ve been to the gym before, folks, but it’s been so long I couldn’t remember how to find it. … Continue Reading “On Finding the Gym and a New Comfort Zone”
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Couch-to-5K or 5K-to-Couch? Decisions, decisions.
I really wanted to title this post “Butt Weight, there’s more!” Because it’s about running and why I run and my weight, and, you know, butt weight, there’s more. But then I thought that title might be mean to me, and I’m trying to knock that crap off. So, well, this is the conversation I had with myself abou tit:
But it’s funny!
But it’s mean.
Butt it’s funny!
Yeah. I totally … Continue Reading “Couch-to-5K or 5K-to-Couch? Decisions, decisions.”