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Monday Mayhem – Conscious Transformational Love

Conscious love is “love in the service of inner transformation”—or if you prefer, “inner transformation in the service of love.” –...

Monday Mayhem – I keep journals in my purse

I keep journals in my purse. I keep journals in my purse to write down inspiring thoughts. I keep journals in my purse to write down...

Monday Mayhem – You Are Worthy

As a child I used to tell stories that were more 1/2 truth than truth. I did it because I wanted people to see me and I wanted to feel...

Monday Mayhem – How do you receive love?

The Universe sure does want me to recognize my capacity to receive the gifts it is trying to send me right now. Unexpectedly, Mary...

Monday Mayhem – Love One Another

I grew up hearing “love one another.” It was a phrase woven into the fabric of the culture I grew up in in Utah. Often said, rarely...

Monday Mayhem – Giving up fear for Lent

Giving up fear for Lent has meant facing some of my greatest fears: I had ants take over my desk and I am terrified of ants. Jim’s ex...

Monday Mayhem – Passionate advocacy: A calling for change

Help me to invoke the wisdom of those who have come before me and the wisdom of those I am here to lead. When I started thinking about...

Eff Sh*t Up Friday – I EFFING LOVE YOU!

When is the last time you got a juicy love letter? Dear you, Yes YOU. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for gracing me with your...

Monday Mayhem – Be grateful dammit

I am grateful for the community we have begun to build in Corvallis. It is built on a foundation of love. I am grateful for the love of...

Monday Mayhem – I may have rewritten the bible yesterday and it is awesome!

Be strong in love and in the strength of its power. Put on the whole armor of love, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles...

Eff Sh*t Up Friday – We are witnessing the gaslighting of an entire nation

There will be many moments in our lives where we will be presented with the opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life. It...

Monday Mayhem – Can we just burn down the Patriarchy already?

Yesterday was Pentecost. Pentecost is about fire. Fire is about transformation. Transformation is about SHIFT. Yo, I am on fire. This...

Monday Mayhem on a Tuesday – Putting the “B” back in LGBTQ

Sexuality is not a choice. It is the way we are born. I am a bisexual woman who is married to a man who at one point identified as a...

Monday Mayhem: Out of the mouths of babes

I have been getting some profound messages a lot lately: It is not the first step you take, but the next step you take that gets you...

Monday Mayhem – Tell Women Nice Things

Last week I had 2 different people say nice things to me within the span of 30 minutes. One friend texted me to say, “so fucking proud of...

Eff Sh*t Up Friday – Being an imperfect activist sucks

I am deeply committed to working for justice in an authentic and charitable way. This means I am going to fuck shit up a lot in the eyes...

Monday Mayhem – Invitation to Risk

I have a tattoo on my back that says “forward out of darkness, forward into light”. I got it after Utah state legislator LaVar...

Monday Mayhem – Roy Moore

“As our world reacts to injustice in forms of control, I as a follower of Jesus will react in forms of uncontrollable love.” Yes y’all...

Me and My Uterus

I have always wanted to make a human. Like always. When I played dress up as a little girl I would put a pillow under my dresses and then...

Be. Grace.

You do not have to control everything. You do not have to create chaos where there is none. You do not have to tell people what to do...