Last weekend I participated in the annual Faith and Culture Writers Conference. Friday afternoon, we separated into smaller groups for a writing intensive. I followed in with blogger, Micah Murray's, entourage. Micah challenged us to confront our gremlins. … [Read more...]
8 Ways I’ve Built Up My Self-Esteem In the Past Week
Photo Credit: Celene Nadeau In my last post, I wrote about a blow to the ego when attempting to answer the question, “what do you do?” It is not often I’m at a loss for words. I have my issues, but I’m pretty confident and happy with who I am. (As an adult. My self-esteem … [Read more...]
How 4 Words Dropped My Self-Esteem
I am a confident woman. Yes, I do struggle now and again with vulnerability, shame, and all of the other Brené Brown diagnoses, but on the whole, I’m pretty secure in life. Until last week. Last Wednesday, I went to an event honoring a favorite author. When I met … [Read more...]
How My Daughters Changed My Mind About Selfies
I know. I’m old. It took me a good long while before I realized “selfies” were a thing. Like, “SELFIE” is an actual real word with a real definition. When I was a kid, if we couldn’t find someone to take a picture of us, we turned our camera around, clicked the shutter, … [Read more...]