There’s this thing in therapy that I do where I talk to myself. I talk to my child self. The little girl with the brightest smile and the cutest dimples- the one all the teachers loved. I talk to my teenage self who was very, very lost and confused; she lived with a gray cloud over her life. And sometimes […]
I Didn’t Know I Could Love This
Of course I talked about Bar Method. I talked about, you know, “oh my gosh, how wild, I taught a class!” “what a feeling!” “who would have thought I would do this?” All the things expected. But the big thought-provoking thing within that reflection was, “wow I discovered something at the age of 28 that I did not think I […]
Hi God
Hi God, You are so good. And because you are good, I do not need to know what happens next. Everything in my life has pointed to how wonderful you are. Everything has proven how much you love me. Time and time again you show up, and you do incredibly more than I could ever ask for or imagine. Like […]
I’m Spinning
My uncle once asked me why I’m not dating. And the most honest- while also least pathetic- answer I could give him was that I’m just too busy. That I don’t have a second left in my day for a boyfriend. That I don’t have free time to go on dates. That I can’t possibly fit someone else into my […]
I Remember A Lot
Nova looked at her scar, and she said “Gwen it makes me sad looking at it.” To which I said, “But Nova, you can remember it as how God was able to heal her.” Instead of seeing something as this tragic, heartbreaking event, she can see that scar and be reminded that God did something incredible. That’s what God is […]