Emily's life and words are a gift. She's taken all that's been broken inside of her and offered it up to us. She's a traveling companion and a guide through the complex landscape of body image, beauty and motherhood. If you've ever wondered about...

I know, I know. I've been crazy busy, and a girl's gotta cool it sometimes, which is why you haven't seen me in these parts very much. But in honor of Mother's Day, I have some time for myself, which puts me into a reflective mood. So I'm thankful...

We are not good. We are powerful. We have the ability to think and to plan. We have the ability to surprise. We have the ability to brood and to ruminate, to despair. We have the capacity for violence within us, and the power to carry it out on...

We all know what happens in a blackout. One minute you are blowdrying your hair or checking your email or microwaving popcorn and then the next thing you know, poof, silence. darkness. But a brownout is less obvious, less intense. A br...

It was another Monday, another snow day. I love the snow, I really do. But in my mind, snow day means naps and hot chocolate and epic sled rides and did I mention naps. But in Richmond, snow days mean a scant inch falls to the ground, muddies everyth...

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This week I received an email from someone that reminded me of something true, and I wonder if you'll feel the same. The woman who wrote this email is not someone I knew at the time. And this is her story: "...at the time I was struggling as a fir...

I'm sitting in the Dallas airport waiting for my flight, letting my soul catch up with my body after an amazing weekend of teaching 200 beautiful women about what Jesus does in all of us, in our humility and in our failures and with his grace. And...