Bereaved and Blessed

I’m Syndicated on BlogHer!

August 13, 2013

One of my recent posts, about the blogging voices we fill, was chosen for syndication on BlogHer! Today it went live in the Blogging and Social Media section. This is the second time I have had a post syndicated on BlogHer and I feel honored to have this opportunity again. My original post was called Everybody needs a… I […]

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Time Warp Tuesday: Peace

August 13, 2013

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 34th installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are […]

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A New Heart for Ray

August 12, 2013

I am trying to finish up my Time Warp Tuesday post about “peace,” but can’t stop thinking about and praying for Ray. As I shared via social media earlier today, my friend Amanda (who I got to know through participating in a MOPS group over the past four years) and her family got “the call” that […]

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Everybody needs a…

August 9, 2013

There was an awesome moment during the BlogHer’13 Anatomy of a Story panel on Saturday when Vikki said, “Everybody needs a gay… and so I always think about, when I write on my blog, that I’m the gay for people that don’t have one.” People started laughing and tweeting what she said, because it was a great […]

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BlogHer`13: You Can’t Boil the Ocean

August 7, 2013

“You can’t boil the ocean, if you try to, your life/blog becomes generic.” ~ Maria Ross That is my biggest takeaway from BlogHer`13. I heard it towards the beginning of Pathfinder Day, in the Keynote One to One with Maria Ross and Lesley Pinckney. Maria, a brand strategist, author, speaker and brain aneurysm survivor, has so […]

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BlogHer`13: Suddenly I See

July 29, 2013

This past week I had a truly awesome experience at my second BlogHer annual conference, here in Chicago. I have so much to share about BlogHer`13. However, until I have the time and inspiration to process and post my reflections here on my blog, I will show you some highlights in this video I made, […]