I feel as if the highest form of love is practiced through accountability – the practice of truly wanting someone to blossom into their true and best version of themselves.  Accountability is hard, and can easily be felt as uncaring judgment or chastisement.  Before loving accountability, therefore; we must have a foundation of trust.  How … Continue reading But First, Trust

In the words of Brené Brown, “I thought faith would say, ‘I will take away the pain and the discomfort.’  But what it ended up saying is ‘I will sit with you in it.’ ”  What does it look like to trust our faith not to fix our problems, but to sit with us through … Continue reading Trusting Religion