Would you consider yourself vulnerable? Not me! If I’m honest, I hate being vulnerable. Wait.. was that vulnerability?! Then I take it back. Here’s how I would define vulnerability. Opening myself to the possibility of love or rejection. It’s about taking risks to be deeply known and being okay with the response. I tend to […]
Shame
5 Ways to Let Go (What Story Do You Believe You Are Living In – Part 2)
Have you ever heard the phrase “let go and let God”? If you’ve grown up in church my guess would be yes. But how do we actually do that? And why? My kids love the monkey bars at the park. But they don’t get very far without needing my help. Sometimes I just let them […]
What Story Do You Believe You Are Living In?
The day before we left for a weekend in Kansas City, our sewer backed up. Ugh. Too much Charmin I guess. So throughout the day the toilets get used but not flushed. Sorry for the mental picture. Why didn’t we use a different bathroom? Sometimes it’s an emergency people. Also, we were hoping the problem […]
3 Lessons I’m Learning About Shame and Parenting
Are you aware of the story shame is trying to tell? I wasn’t until recently. Kurt Thompson’s book “The Soul of Shame – Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” is enlightening. I continue to work through the information and I’m seeing positive results in my life. Shame is something we all experience at some […]