September Resolutions: Setting Goals for the Other “New Year”
It’s been five years since I completed graduate school, and I have no plans to re-enter student life anytime soon, but I can’t seem to…
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Leave the Goals Behind: Why I’m Taking a Rest This Year
The new year is here: Cue the articles on goals, resolutions, time management, and making this year the one to get it all together. Or…
The Words of Wisdom That Got Me Through This Year: It Was Never Going To Be Easy
The past 14 months have been many things — exhausting, clarifying, grief-inducing, baffling, and anxiety-producing, to name a few — but if I were to…
Praying Without Words: The Evolution of My Prayer Life
It has taken a long time to figure out what prayer means for me, and I’m convinced it’s still an ongoing journey. As a child,…
20 in 2020: 3 Lists to Make for the New Year
When my grandmother died several years ago, my mom and aunts found an item that captivated me: Her journal, cracked at the binding, containing, by…
Why I Prefer to Start the New Year Refreshed
For many years, I was the life of the party on New Year’s Eve. It was one of my favorite holidays and usually involved champagne,…
6 Things Millennials Aren’t Killing
Lately, it seems like every other headline proclaims another business or product millennials are guilty of “killing,” from paper napkins to American beer to…doorbells? Even…
Why I Study Theology as a Nonbeliever
For my dad and 13-year-old me, the day started out like any other: We were careening down Highway 280 in our Volkswagen, trying not to…
A Guide to Setting Realistic Goals
Hey, remember a few weeks ago, you did a thing? You set a New Year’s Resolution? Are we still doing that? Every year, millions of…
Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Small Steps to a Big Goal
During a particularly chaotic season of my life, I fell into some unhealthy habits. I was pregnant with my third child when I had to…