Archive - On the Journey

Texas Will Forever Be a Part of Us

And most days, I'm glad that is the case

Dec 5 •

November 2025

Can We Let People Evolve?

Believing that people can change and giving them grace when they do so is essential for maintaining our own humanity

Nov 28 •

A Time of Pressure and Relief

The difficulty in reconciling much needed healing with new challenges

Nov 24 •

What's a Purity Culture Kid to Do?

My 90s teen self is having a really hard time reconciling with the current timeline of events

Nov 21 •

Always the Good Girl

What do you do when your understanding of "right" and "wrong" shifts?

Nov 14 •

Relinquishing Control

As parents, letting go and letting our children grow is harder than it looks

Nov 7 •

What If the Pro-Life Movement Had Focused on Abundance Instead?

It's time to honestly talk about how a well-meaning movement to save lives was hijacked to destroy US liberal democracy

Nov 1 •

October 2025

Does Anyone Else Remember Reformation Parties?

Halloween has always been a little weird for me, but I think we would all be better off if we just let it be what it is

Oct 31 •

We Move to Texas

And it wasn't without challenges

Oct 27

Different Kind of Holiday Celebrations

All of the holidays felt a little (or a lot) different in Texas

Oct 24 •

We Don't Need New Mommy Wars

Our response to the Trad Wife movement shows that everyone has lost the plot

Oct 17 •

The Culture Wars Dehumanized Us

We were taught to fear each other instead of seeing ourselves as part of a bigger community

Oct 10 •

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