Me Too

For the past few days, a lot of dear friends have posted #MeToo on Facebook, and shared their stories of sexual assault/harassment. I read them. I grieved with them. But then today, a friend posted “what is the point of having 3327 friends and followers on Facebook if you don’t use your voice…” And IContinue

In the Dark

Last week, I found out that my foundation color was discontinued. If you’re a girl, you feel my pain. If you’re a boy…think about if your favorite sneakers were discontinued. Or your favorite…basketball? I don’t know what gets discontinued for boys. So I found myself in Sephora, shoulders slumped, facing the task of finding aContinue

My Life as Doxology

You know those little things that pop up in social media that herald what you were doing a year ago? I love those things. I love reflecting on where I was or who I was with exactly one year ago today. I love seeing how far I’ve come, celebrating where I’ve been. But then, thisContinue

*WAVES*

It’s hard to believe I haven’t blogged on here since August.  Brandy in August was full of vim and vigor. I was doing Whole30, exercising 5 days a week and getting ready to celebrate one year with the boy! But then, in late September, I woke up one Sunday not feeling well. Splitting headache. GeneralContinue

Thoughts from the Pew: Lord, Have Mercy

It happens towards the end of the service every Sunday. After the hymns, the sermon, but before we file forward to accept the body, the blood on our tongues, we say the prayers of the people. The exact words vary, as does the person leading us in the prayers, but one thing remains the sameContinue

Everyone Forgets to Look Back

This past December, my boyfriend and I went to see the Christmas lights at the botanical gardens in Denver. It’s one of my favorite things to do at the holidays. There’s something about twinkling lights and cinnamon roasted nuts and breaths turned to white puffs in the air. It was one of the last SaturdaysContinue

Buy the Red Pants

I was browsing the clearance section at my local Kohl’s a few years ago. My fingers flipped nimbly by the smalls, mediums and larges, only pausing when I got to the hangers marked XL.* On another rack I quickly moved past the cute single digits and plunged well into the double digits. Almost out ofContinue

No More Bikini Body!

It was a Tuesday afternoon and I was trying to will myself to hold a plank for 10 more seconds. My arms shook and drops of sweat made jagged circles on my yoga mat.* From the screen in front of me a chiseled blond spoke chipper words of encouragement while I grumbled expletives under myContinue

Covered Up

I stand at the bathroom sink and look at my reflection through a film of toothpaste spots. I am sick. Just a virus, but it has hung on long and hard. My cough is a rough bark in my chest. My breathing a growl. If it weren’t so dramatic, I would call it animalistic. AsContinue

I Ache for a God My Size

I felt bruised when I walked into the sanctuary. I could feel it in my posture, arms wrapped tight across my chest. It had been a difficult week, and I longed for the things of home. Simple things like my coffee mug and the window in my bedroom that faced the mountains and let inContinue