Category: Practice Joy Blog (2010-2013)

I’ve been out for the last couple of weeks first due to Thanksgiving – then found out I had a staph infection in the skin! Not knowing I had this, I exposed myself to all sorts of winter bugs....

Originally written January 2013.  THE OPTIONS FOR A DIVORCEE FROM THIS GODAt some point I will most definitely write a book about my journey out of patriarchy and about Divorcing this God of Hierarchy…but for now, I just feel...

Originally written January 2013.  {TRIGGER ALERT: Today’s post is about Spiritual Abuse} Continued from “Divorcing the god of Hierarchy” THE ABUSIVE CYCLE One of the first things you learn in an abusive recovery class is this tool: what an abusive...

Originally written December 2012.  Published almost a year later…not sure I finished it – but pretty close. THE FLOW OF ENERGY Have you ever seen Avatar?  The movie that came out this time of year about 3 years ago or...

Originally written on December 14, 2012.  Published almost one year later. It’s been 5,997 days…give or take.  Sixteen and almost a half years. One can form quite a relationship with this type of time.  With the type of devotion...

Original Date Written: December 2012 Faith is a funny thing…isn’t it?  I mean we say in the Church that God gives us the faith to believe…and that we can pray for faith.  I never had a shortage of faith...

Original date written: September 2012 Note: This post is about one of the qualifying characteristics that makes a woman a woman – her monthly cycle.  While this topic will be of specific interest to women of all ages, I...

Original Date Written: August 2012. “When we leave the feminine out of God, we ALL miss out…but most of all God.  Why?  Because S/He is only known for half of who S/He is.  This makes me wonder if we...

Original Date written: Aug 2012What does it look like to loose one’s faith in the Christian Doctrine of original sin and salvation and the like? This was originally written a few weeks before my faith in the Christian doctrine completely...

Here is another post written and never published.  Obviously have moved beyond even this.Original Date Written: August 2012I know, I know Mr. Blog.  I tell you that I need some space, and now I’m the one coming around and...