This week: writing inspiration, great movies with Kingdom messages, and simple delicious sheet-pan meals!
Read MoreThis week: reflections on grief and FFTs, an amazing taco recipe, and a book that will change your life!
Read MoreThis year for Lent, I gave up dessert. Most people know I have a severe sweet tooth, and if I were allowed, I would eat ice cream every day. For me, eating sweet things had become somewhat of an addictive habit, and I would eat dessert after a stressful day the way that some would come home and drink a few beers or smoke a few cigarettes to relax. When I was stressed, I would crave sugar. I would “reward myself” for hard days with a DQ Blizzard or I would find a reason to “celebrate” something with a baked treat. It had become something I would look to for relief, release, and comfort. So I chose to give it up for Lent. I didn’t realize that I would be forced to give up so much more than that.
Read MoreIt’s no secret to basically anyone who knows me that I am not a morning person. No matter how many different schemes or habits or alarm clocks I have tried, I have never successfully established a morning routine. I am 100% a night owl - that’s when I have the most energy and when I feel the most awake and engaged.
In the research I have done about it, I have found contradictory studies about being a “morning person” - some studies say that some of us are born as night owls; other studies say you can choose to become a morning person. Regardless, this recent article from The Atlantic, aptly titled, “The False Promise of the Morning Routine,” exposes the seculosity of our obsession with morning routines.
Read MoreMexico City is vibrant and colorful in some corners, quiet and unassuming in others. I visited the city in the days leading up to Dia de los Muertos, a day for Mexicans to gather their families and celebrate the lives of their family and friends who have passed away. I love how they had incorporated an annual ritual of grief into their culture, making space for celebration and sadness to dwell side by side.
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