“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” –Steve Furtick I recently made this quote my Facebook status followed with “FACEBOOK IS NOT REAL LIFE.” Which we know. We do. We … Continue reading
I was at a conference about a week ago about prostitution and human trafficking, listening to Rachel Lloyd, author of Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls are Not for Sale, and the founder and executive director of … Continue reading
Every so often, a childless friend asks me some version of a question that boils down to: Why should I consider having kids? They’re probably asking me this because, as somebody who cranked out three kids in under four years, I would … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This article concludes our “April Fools” series! If you missed any, check out the April archives! Thank you to all of the writers who took time to contribute to this series! “Beantown”… It’s a very old nickname for … Continue reading
Last January my little family and I moved from a very comfortable suburb in California to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The last year and half has been a time of detoxing from American consumerism, and I literally mean “detox”. Seriously, I … Continue reading