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From Newbies to Faithful Few: Our Accidental Journey into Church Life

We attended church for the third time this week. Ever. Okay, well, as “non-mandatory” visitors. Meaning not for a wedding or funeral or baptism, but a Bonafide churchgoers. By now, we’ve navigated what to expect, where(abouts) we would sit, and how the service would run. All good on the technical. As for the ‘feels,’ we hoped … Read More

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We Have A World To Save

We attended church for the third time this week. Ever. Okay, well, as “non-mandatory” visitors. Meaning not for a wedding or funeral or baptism, but a Bonafide churchgoers. By now, we’ve navigated what to expect, where(abouts) we would sit, and how the service would run. All good on the technical. As for the ‘feels,’ we hoped […]

How To Take Nothing Personally

We all know what’s comes after the words, “Don’t take this personally, but…” An insult. Same goes for “no offense.” There is a guaranteed offense either before or after those words. The intent, of course, is to disarm you and make you defenseless because, well, they told you how not to react. It’s a good […]

5 Ways To Help Someone with TDS

If you’re an openly conservative or moderate American, you’ve undoubtedly seen them: the Everything-Relates-Back-To-Trump fanatics. Thankfully, we now have an official diagnosis for this often mentally and socially debilitating illness: Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS. Sadly, this affliction impacts thousands of men and women across the country. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to negatively impact everyone […]

Combating the Strawman Fallacy in 3 Easy Steps

Let’s first go over what The Strawman Fallacy (or argument) is: The straw man fallacy involves misrepresenting an opponent’s position to make it easier to refute. It oversimplifies an opposing view or disregards inconvenient points in favor of points that are easy to argue against. The flow of this fallacy of relevance usually goes like […]

Reckless Words and Why They Still Matter

Before We Begin I need to clarify because I want no mistake made in thinking I might have a penchant for liberal word fuckery. I do not. (If you like to read an amazing book on this, check out Michael Knowles Speechless) I am a “facts over feelings” woman, a “toughen up buttercup” woman. Blame […]

Making Home Your Haven

Making home the haven. Now that sounds nice, doesn’t? But is it easy? Hell no, at least not at first. But the fact is, if you’ve married a police officer, then you know you didn’t sign on for ‘easy’. After I wrote my story “Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Being A Police Wife” I was […]

How To Spot Empowerment Imposters

em·pow·er·ment – əmˈpouərmənt/ : the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. “political steps for the empowerment of women” It’s one of my favorite four syllable words; right up there with inspiration and motivation. Those kinds of words are like mantras and warrior cries, particularly for […]

Nice Guy… Or Narcissist?

WARNING: If you are a guy who regularly says things like “women don’t appreciate me and all I do.” Or “I’m nothing but nice to women…” you’re not going to like this. However, if you are a woman who is dating (or about to date) a man who says these phrases, then I am here […]

Hello, I’m New Here (A Question For The Christians)

If you’re a longtime Christian, bear with me here as I learn and navigate and maybe too boisterously share my discoveries. In fact, you can skip down to the last paragraph, if you’d like. If you’re new, like me, let’s chat for a sec. Okay, can I first ask… doesn’t this feel like we just […]