It’s Short. It’s Sweet. It’s a Snippet!

So here’s some fun Throwback Thursday action for you. I just stumbled across a post I shared on Instagram about a year and a half ago… a little snippet of a song I started writing, about a year and a half ago… and I guess I forgot all about having shared it back then… But […]

A Few Thoughts About Change

It’s been a banner week at my house, friends. Major developments here. Really big. Game changer big. The kind of exciting news that makes you wish there was some kind of celebratory card you could mail out to all your family and friends, like a birth announcement. Or that you could get Batman to announce […]

PODCAST- Amanda Cleary Eastep is BACK… and better than ever!

Is she a plotter or a “pantster”? Wouldn’t you like to know! You may also like to know what a “pantster” is… This my friend, is how we play the teaser game. Read on! Author Amanda Cleary Eastep joins us for another riveting Stupid Game, and a fun and somehow very deep and meaningful conversation about […]

PODCAST- Captivating… Misfits???

You’re going to think I made this up. Heck, I think I’m making this up. But it’s true. Stasi Eldredge was kind enough to invite me on her podcast! You’d better listen, just in case we’re both dreaming. Here you go! https://wildatheart.org/rhplay/podcast/captivated/owning-your-awkward

A few words about REALity

Happy September 21st! In honor of this momentous occasion (do you remember… the 21st night of September…) here is one of my favorite social media trends happening as we speak. Do you ever feel like the dream and the reality just don’t match?That there’s a disconnect between what life is supposed to look like… and […]

A few words about life & stuff

Once upon a Misfit Time… I was a counselor with a Pregnancy Care Center. In those years I had the privilege to sit down with hundreds of beautiful young women facing unplanned pregnancy and the uncertainty that goes with it. Mostly I listened to them. Many trusted me enough to admit they could never choose […]

It’s not THeM…

Lots of crazy stuff going on right now. As if you didn’t know.The kind of stuff that makes a Misfit do a little thinking.And here’s my crazy thought: What if the world, crazy as it is, ISN’T the problem? Wacky, I know. But hear me out. Yes, the world DOES seem to have become a […]

Podcast: Misfit Monologues, Vol. 1

We talk a lot of Misfit talk around here… but what exactly do we mean by Misfit, anyway? After all, One Man’s Misfit is another Man’s… Miscreant? Misanthrope?Mis…cellaneous? See what I mean? It’s such a loaded term. That’s what today’s podcast is all about. We’re breaking it all down,, Misfit Style, in a short-ish and […]

A Few Thoughts about a “Little” Talent

Lately I’ve been thinking about the Parable of the Talents. Ever hear of it? No, it’s not a new Reality TV show (but hey, that’s not a bad idea: America’s Got Allegorical Talent!) It’s actually much older than Reality TV; older than TV even. In fact, you might say the story’s been around almost as […]