death

Connection

Invited to Walk in Others’ Shoes: The Gift of Working as a Hospital Chaplain

The other night, I went to my friends’ home for dinner. I got to hang out with their two young girls while I was there. It

Emmie Arnold

Posted on November 23, 2019

Essays

Losing Alex

I still remember it like it was yesterday. The crisp January air stung my face as I hurried across the Lubbock Christian

Guest Author

Posted on May 17, 2019

Life, TV, Movies & Recaps

Sweatpants & TV | Supernatural, Season 14, Episode 19: “Jack in the Box”

What can be done about the formerly smol and sweet Jack Kline, who is now the most dangerous being on Earth? Dean has a plan.

Barbara Doyle

Posted on April 20, 2019

Life, TV, Movies & Recaps

Sweatpants & TV | Supernatural, Season 14, Episode 18: “Absence”

Oh, Jack. What have you done? And what will you do now, in your attempt to fix it, when it just may not be fixable? Read on,

Barbara Doyle

Posted on April 13, 2019

Life

“When Death Comes” | A Tribute to Mary Oliver

I found out this morning that one of my all-time favorite poets died. Mary Oliver, the badass pen toting poet died. I’m still

Jerusha Gray

Posted on January 17, 2019

Books, Life, Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | Fighting for the Present in the Middle of the Past and Future

“…I believed that I was living in the center, but I rarely let my feet rest on solid ground, rooting me in the present… my

Emmie Arnold

Posted on December 9, 2018

Essays

Personal Essays | Caregiver First, Elizabeth Second

If you had asked 15-year-old Elizabeth to describe herself with three terms, “caregiver” would have been first. Before

Guest Author

Posted on November 29, 2018

Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | In Defense of Grief

At the time that they leave, it feels like we will never be the same again. And it turns out that that is true. We are

Tony Moir

Posted on June 19, 2018

Mental, Self Care

We’re All the Same Soft Animal Inside

Content warning: suicide, death I’m thinking this morning about suicide. Anthony Bourdain was special to a lot of us, and his

Guest Author

Posted on June 8, 2018

Essays

Personal Essay | Falling Down Stairs

There’s a lot about pregnancy they don’t tell you. Not because no one wants to, but because it’s hard to

Guest Author

Posted on June 5, 2018