Whether your rituals are DIY, or from liturgical sources, rituals can help the healing process after a loss of a relationship. Listen to the podcast here and on iTunes. You can read the article by Anne Edison-Albright. Also in this issue, “Zombies and other tales about my ex: On breaking up, writing poems and […]
Young women are sharing community, maybe dinner and discussing the faith-based topics that appear in every issue of Café. Each issue of Café features two articles with discussion questions and a closing prayer. You can download and print out the June 2016 issue, or follow along from the website if you have an Internet connection. […]
by Romi Pierce I remember my last breakup before I met my husband. It was terrible. It was the kind of breakup where it felt like the world had ended and the future was a blank. The hope I had inside, died. I stopped eating. I stopped sleeping. And I stopped caring. I was–for the […]
by Sarah Carson I’ve never forgotten the night I realized my boyfriend, Jordan, and I were over. I’d just returned home from another of the hours-long arguments we’d been having for months. It was the middle of the night. I plopped myself down on the couch in exhaustion and surveyed the damage the relationship was […]
by Anne Edison-Albright They started to notice a pattern. About a week or two before Bob had to leave for his next military deployment, Bob and Barb would start fighting. Usually it was about something little, but the arguments didn’t feel little at the time. When they realized the pattern and the timing of […]
As women, we have lots of wisdom to share. In celebration of #WednesdayWisdom we’ll be sharing the wisest advice we have received. Come back and visit us on Wednesdays. Wisdom after a break up Wisdom about pointing the finger of blame Wisdom about rejoicing each day Wisdom after a break up […]
Our created bodies are masterpieces in God’s creation. Why do we shame them? Listen to the podcast here and on iTunes. You can read the article by Amanda Zentz-Alo. Also in this issue, “Body love and roller derby” by Amanda Zentz-Alo and “Running without my glasses” by Elyssa Salinas. You can also download this […]
Do you want to meet with other young adult women and share community, maybe dinner and discuss the topics that appear in each issue of Café? Each issue of Café features two articles with discussion questions and a closing prayer. Print out the May 2016 issue, or follow along from the website if you have […]
by Amanda Zentz-Alo Created in God’s image, human beings are strong, creative and powerful. Our bodies are intricate and magnificent creations, filled with mystery and wonder. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired […]
by Amanda Zentz-Alo I lay on my back on the cold concrete, legs asprawl, arms outstretched, laughing and gasping – both exhausted and exhilarated. When I sat up, the women with me pointed admiringly at the smear of sweat I had left on the concrete floor. I had just finished skating 27 laps around the […]