I recently stumbled across a TikTok which said, “Think of how different David’s life would have been if a certain woman would have been a bit more careful in guarding her modesty.” That is (those of you who don’t like cursing skip ahead) total fucking bullshit. Quick recap on Bathsheba for those of you whoContinue reading “Bathsheba, the Widow”
Category Archives: early grief
Anna, The Prophet
Who was this Anna? Unlike many other women in the Bible, we get a portion of Anna’s genealogy. We see she is of the tribe of Asher. Her husband is not named, not identified. In a patriarchal society Anna lost her husband but not her identity. She was able to stay rooted in who sheContinue reading “Anna, The Prophet”
The Music of Advent
Singing has always been my favorite way to pray. The songs of advent provide some of the richest texts and most beautiful melodies with which to pray. So this post comes with a playlist (click here for the songs). Below you will find my favorite verse from each of the selected songs, but you’ll getContinue reading “The Music of Advent”
Tis the Season
Of Advent. The season is Advent. Not Christmas, Advent. I’ll admit, growing up, I didn’t truly appreciate the difference. Someone would say, “don’t you love the Christmas season?” and I would sanctimoniously reply, “Actually, it’s Advent” (y’all know how much I love a high horse). Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday and I leaned hardContinue reading “Tis the Season”
No-vember
Like any good millennial I spend much of my day consumed with social media and am therefore very aware of all the trends. November has some of my favorites. It starts sweet with 30 days of thankfulness, then gets sassy with the trending hashtag no nuance November. Apparently, other people can sometimes have trouble speakingContinue reading “No-vember”
The Liminal Space
I love words-especially words that somehow capture an entire concept. I’m a sucker for lists like this that show you words in other languages that perfectly encapsulate a feeling we can only awkwardly describe in English. One of my favorites had a real moment a year or two ago-it’s the Danish word Hygge meaning aContinue reading “The Liminal Space”
A Love Letter to Dany
I recently celebrated the fourth anniversary of bringing my dog Dany home from the shelter, aka the anniversary of one of the best decisions of my life. Before living with us, Dany lived with about 50 other dogs in some kind of tent situation (think animal hoarding). Almost everything made her scared, she needed lotsContinue reading “A Love Letter to Dany”
Let’s Get Mad
C.S. Lewis has a famous quote…ok he has a ton of famous quotes but the one that gets the most attention in grief circles is, “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” This really resonates with a lot of people, and it resonated with me in other grief experiences. There isContinue reading “Let’s Get Mad”
Set a Boundary
Last week I wrote about things that actually help with grief, but I left out a big one. Boundaries. If you are lucky, you will have a lot of people who care about you, who want to know how you are doing. You do not owe all of them your story. In fact, you don’tContinue reading “Set a Boundary”
Bind up the Brokenhearted Ones
A few weeks ago at church we sang the hymn Arise, Your Light is Come! Verse 3 had the most wonderful phrase, “bind up the brokenhearted ones and comfort those who mourn.” This isn’t the point of this post but I would just like to state, for the record, that had we not sung allContinue reading “Bind up the Brokenhearted Ones”
Widowed and Writing 