![growing up, narcissism, and emerging adulthood… [part 1]](http://www.biancaolthoffarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/grow-up3.jpg)
good, better, and the ex-boyfriend…
I always imagined I’d run into him at some point in life. In the theater of my mind, I would be skinny and taller and have my PhD from some ivy league university so that my words would be intellectual and elite. I’d throw my head back and casually laugh in...
the church: alive and well…
When we feel dry and unusable and bored, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When we see poverty, despair, and hopelessness, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When people feel far and church seems obligatory and life is mundane, know God’s spirit...
happy mother’s day to all moms…
Dear Stepmoms, I see you. It’s Mother’s Day and I just want to let you know that I see you. I celebrate you alongside bio-moms, grand-moms, adopted-moms, and want-to-be-moms. Adopted parents—like stepparents—know the feeling of melding hearts...
an open letter to beyonce knowles carter…
Dear Beyoncé, This letter is probably the hardest letter I’ve ever had to write to you. Okay, it’s the only letter I’ve written to you, but hear me out. Since your days in Destiny’s Child, I’ve been your Bug-a-Boo and remained a Survivor....
I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
