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I’ve been singing grace’s many songs these last 6 months. The last time I wrote about grace, here, was 6 months ago, June 30, 2022. My best friend, Marissa (yes, she’s Rissa Jade, of Womxn in Progress), visited from Michigan to see our favorite band, the National. It’s been years since we’ve seen them together,…
It’s June 30th, and in theory it’s my last application of grace. I’ve been writing about this source of energy, kindness, and understanding for 5 months, with a new post every 10 days. I’ve learned a lot about how to see life through the window of grace. And it’s time to give myself some, too:…
In religious contexts, grace is sometimes in the same conversation with freedom: ‘grace will set you free’ and ‘by grace, you have been saved’ are both in the Bible. And when I think of freedom, I consider some huge, game-changing words. Emancipation. Liberation. Removal from restrictions. In addition to some religious questions, I also dive…
It’s June 10th, and therefore the beginning of the end of applying each letter of grace to different themes of my life. I have some ideas for post-June grace writings, as grace is my word for 2022, but it still feels like the (almost) end. Is there grace in endings? Endings remind me things are…
I slide into my sneakers, and leave the phone, headphones, keys in my room. I run, aiming for 3 miles, not for time, but for distance without technology. Without a soft vibration, notifying me it’s so-and-so’s birthday, or another email received, or a typical Monday to-do. I know it’s dangerous leaving without a phone on…
It’s May 20th: hail has shifted to snow. My space heater whirs to life. (I wore a dress and sandals yesterday.) I’ve been writing letters, sipping elderberry tea all night. None of these are quite like my picture of Colorado when I considered moving here a year ago. And yet. It’s been an evening of…
May 10th is brought to you by the letter C of grace! How fitting to use a Sesame Street reference, because childhood’s been on my mind. Perhaps because it was just Mother’s Day. Or maybe I’m recognizing a need for self-care through compassion and celebration. So onto the first C! Was grace part of my…
For the last 3 months, I’ve written about grace on the 10th, 20th, and 30th, but it feels much longer since my last post. Maybe because tonight’s post is especially vulnerable. But grace requires honest reflection, and so I am giving space to my feelings below. If they help you release or feel heard, all…
I’ve discussed the power of giving and receiving grace. How about acknowledging when grace was present? Or when grace wasn’t present? Acknowledging grace takes presence Acknowledgment means KNOWING. I know I felt grace on Easter Sunday. For the first time in years, I didn’t go to church. Instead, I lounged in the sun, with my boyfriend and…
It’s April 10th, so that means another grace post! Since it’s a new month, April’s grace themes on the 10th, 20th, and 30th will start with letter A. In honor of being (nearly) halfway through with spelling out g – r – a – c – e, I’m shaking up today’s format, mainly focused on…