Ragamuffin Soul

Today I Am…

We have a way about us. We have a way around us. We have a way throughout us. We, in all our humanity, have figured out how to take something so small, so tiny, so non essential, and turn it into the singular thing that takes us down. It’s our greatest gift and our strongest [...]

There is going to be a moment where it all seems to much. It is. There is going to be a moment where you want to throw your hands up and walk away. You can. There is going to be a moment where you want to spit in the face of love. You might. There [...]

  I watch the Bachelor. I get beat the hell up for it. “How could you watch such a demeaning show to women?” “How can you watch such trash?” Let me give you the reasons I LOVE to watch the bachelor. 1.  I think Christians need to see the direct parallel between sanctification and the [...]

Tell me.  I have some time… Los

I always take pictures of myself from at least 6″ above my head or with my head slightly tilted down so that you don’t see my double chin. I make my kids reenact something they just did so it looks better on instagram. Like 4 times if necessary. I make sure that when I tweet [...]

You can’t jump higher without, in moments, falling harder. You can’t sing better without in moments, sounding terrible. You can’t run faster without, in moments, walking slower. You can’t speak better without, in moments, not making sense to anyone. You can’t write better without, in moments, writing crap. You can’t love harder without, in moments, [...]

The conversation went something like this… “Babe. Look at Sohaila! DIVA! I mean seriously. She’s got it. She is soooo me! I love it.” “Yea. So how are we gonna fix that?” Ali responded. I call her “Ali” because at that moment, she unknowingly pulled back her left arm, clenched her fist, and went Ali [...]

This very well could be on my top 5 favorite movie scenes of all time. Take a listen… Now stop living in that safe song you are singing. The normal one. Start living the soul ripping song you were meant to sing. It’s better that way. Los

You turn 8 today.  You have seen me cry 7 times and it’s only 9:15 am. You don’t even ask why anymore. You just hug me and say you are still gonna dance with me when you’re 18. You are walking that fine line of still coloring pictures of kittens yet giggling with all your [...]