Lovies - I need your help.
Would you please leave a comment and tell me which Momastery essays have been your favorites and why?
And if you like it here but you haven't yet registered as a follower, would you take a moment to do that?
It's important. Things are happening, maybe. More soon.
Love, G
Hi Glennon,
ReplyDeleteAsking me to pick a favorite essay would be like asking a mom to pick their favorite child - it depends on which one I am reading at the minute! The one that got me hooked was the Packed Lunch for Craig essay, but every single one of them inspires me somehow. They always make me think, always make me proud to be a woman surrounded by other wonderful women, and always inspire me to be better.
x
Kathleen
Seriously?? That's so hard! Will work on it---
ReplyDeleteProbably the one about taking vows not to steal another woman's man. :)
ReplyDeletei love the open letter to chase about how much you'll love him no matter if he's gay or not. i think its beyond insightful and brave. i also love that you moved to the ocean and then moved back. too many to count. i love them all!! its about time someone published you!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely your Mountain to Die on essays, but I also fell for you when a friend linked me to your vacuuming post - you are so naturally funny, I am drawn to your writing style because besides cracking me up, you are so very honest and real, it makes all of us feel like we could be your friend in "real life"
ReplyDeleteThere are so many...the letters from Bubba. The letter to Chase. The post for me. It would take me some time to go thru and pick all my favorites, but I will. I will say that this blog is important to me because of the sense of community, support, love that it generates. It helps remind me to love others, love myself and to take it easy on myself and others.
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Definitely the essay about accepting your son no matter what! So moving and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteGoing with humor...the one where you were checking out at Target.
ReplyDeleteSo hard to say, but ones that jump out at me right now (and that haven't already been mentioned in previous posts) are: On the serious side - Fourteen, Book Dedication (about your mom); and on the funny side, A Little Help from My Friends (about your run-ins with the police), and the one whose title I can't find right now but it's where you thought the guy was hitting on you but really he was just staring at all the stickers on your back placed by one of the kids.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it was the open letter to your son - as a gay man, with everything going on these days and more and more conservative, religious right getting their voices heard - this was refreshing and loving.
ReplyDeleteI've followed for such a long time, without really following I guess, and they are all my favs, but the one I talk about, the one that kept me coming back was about perspecticles....love that one! Thanks Glennon for your beautiful words!
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no question:
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This is hard - However I have a folder in my bookmarks in which I save the links to my favorite posts - The ones that have spoken to me the most. The post that got me hooked was: http://momastery.blogspot.com/2010/10/mountain-im-willing-to-die-on.html - It was a post that was shared by a friend of mine whom had recently come out and was being persecuted by some of his family and the church.
ReplyDeleteAfter that I went back and read through the archives hoping that there was something that would help heal me. I haven't necessarily been healed but I have been helped oh so much. Here are some of my favs:
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/04/fifteen_15.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2010/12/just-hunch.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-faith.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/02/home.html
Thank you, thank you for taking time out of your busy mornings to help me figure this out.
ReplyDeleteJust sent this email to hubdog:
They like me, they really like me.
Love, G
and
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I'm pretty new but the letter to Chase brought me in (it is framed on the baby's wall waiting for the baby to learn to read . . . and be born) but the one about the meltdown at Target is a story I have re-told several times.
ReplyDeleteFollowing now.
These are the ones I have bookmarked so I can reread them easily:
ReplyDeletehttp://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/01/recovery.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2010/10/mountain-im-willing-to-die-on.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/02/follow-up-to-mountain-im-willing-to-die.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/03/golden-coin.html
http://momastery.blogspot.com/2011/04/fourteen.html
I'm a new follower so I haven't had time to go back super far in the posts.
It's really hard to choose, because I love them all. Whatever, Honestly sticks out in my mind because it made me laugh out loud (as all of your funny posts do) but you told the story in a way that I wasn't expecting the ending. I also loved Namaste because it made me think about how I can be a better person.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. There are so many but The Wind is one of my favorites. I tend to read it over and over and over.
ReplyDeleteHope big things are happening for you. You deserve big things.
Tricia
I think the big things have already happened here. You guys and our friendships are the big things.
ReplyDeleteThanks T and thanks, all.
Love, G
There hadn't been one that hasn't changed me forever. Your back ground story, your love of the gays, lol, getting your fur baby ( ungroomed) , birthday wishes, Buber 104( speaking everyones language, your relationship with your sister.pretty much if you thought it , felt it and wrote it I LOVE it :))))
ReplyDeleteNumber 14 , not Buber 104????
ReplyDeleteGlennon? Really? Favorites. Goodness so hard to pick...
ReplyDeleteI love the one about inlaws with the Maya Angelou reference.
I love the letter to Chase, and The Mountain to Die on and Unwind. And of course Fourteen and Fifteen.
Seriously though they are all really great and so moving for different reasons. Seldom do I read that it doesn't bring me to tears or make me laugh.
And of course, your letter to Evy still brings me to tears when I even think about it!
Lots of Love, Andie
A friend shared your blog and the link to "Whatever, Honestly". Totally can relate as a mom of 3 and then I laughed so hard that I was crying and laughing and my husband thought I was insane. And then I promptly responded to said friend and thanked her for sharing b/c I really REALLY needed some laughter. And it was refreshing to read something that wasn't snarky but just real life. I appreciate you sharing the good bad and ugly b/c it's hard when you open up to the blog world when there are bound to be haters. But I hope you get enough love to squash any of that. "Obsessed" hit me like a blow to the chest. Powerful stuff. But really - I do enjoy all the posts - I'm a Momastery groupie :)
ReplyDeleteMountain to Die on ... I read it, loved it and saved it in my inbox. Just a few short months later, my own son told me that he is gay. Did I suspect? I don't think so but maybe I did.
ReplyDeleteHe told us in a note, slipped under the door. The next morning before he woke, I read that essay again because I wanted that spirit to be my spirit.
Beautiful.
Oh boy--there's so many good ones...
ReplyDeleteI love your humor. Drama in the check out line at Target, removable padding, your eyes in pictures (sorry I don't have the titles--you probably know what I'm talking about).
I have "we can do hard things" on our kitchen wall, because of you. I say it to my 14 month old twin daughters all the time when they are mercilessly whining and have yet to develop a vocabulary to just TELL me what they want. Maybe I'm really saying it to myself...hmm. Anyway---all of those (we can do hard things) posts are an encouragement to me.
You rock. Excited to hear about "things" that are maybe happening.
Well, now I want a "Search" box so that I can find all of these posts and read them again and again! I just found your blog and I haven't had the time to read ALL of the posts :) However, I have loved everything I have read! I will read up and get back to you! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI especially loved the letter to your son, the one about making a vow to not steal others husbands, the one about the little girl who was sick (details escape me at the moment, but I remember it was touching and very motivating), and most recently, the one that I linked to that said most parenting questions can be turned around: "How do I encourage my child to be kinder to others? becomes…How do I become kinder to others?"
ReplyDeleteGlennon, my daughter was born a few weeks before this blog, and a friend of mine from work - who also went to high school with you - pointed me in your direction immediately. So I started reading your amazing gifts-to-all-monkees during middle-of-the-night feedings on my iPhone. I've loved every minute - thank you!
ReplyDeleteI think my all-time favorite post was the letter to Chase if he were to tell you he is gay. I've re-read it countless times. Some of the funny ones that hit me early and still make me laugh when I think about them are the laundry post (where you all smell like mildew) and the mouth-to-ear 911 call post -- classics. And the very first post I read - the one that my friend directed me to originally - was a favorite, because it really spoke to how I was feeling at that moment, a few weeks into mommyhood, facing down having to return to work and leaving this precious little girl for the first time. It was the one about stay at home moms and work-outside-the-home moms. You called it Friendly Fire, I remember. Just loved it.
Thank you again for sharing so brilliantly with us!
Hi Glennon,
ReplyDeleteI just started following you - my twin sister (who just joined the foreign service like your sister!) told me to read the "A Few That Got Laughs" section. And I have been trying my hardest not to crack up while sitting in my cubicle (my cube neighbors might think I'm not really working over here!). I loved the blog where you go to the gym to sit in the sauna, the one where you're standing in line at Target, the one where you have the bag over your head, the tattoo blog, and the blog about police. You are hilarious! Really, too funny. Thank you for all the laughs! :)
-Kathleen
A Mountain to Die On.
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Hard to choose....as whatever you have to say is exactly what I need to hear at that moment in time. Thank you!
On Faith is what got me here and I reread it when I need to remember what is in my heart but that I'm starting to forget. It really was a spiritual homecoming.
ReplyDeleteOf course I've told the story of you taking Chase to the pediatrician because you were turning him orange with self-tanner. And the time the pediatrician explained that he was Asian. And Tish finding sparkles in the toilet.
Sending prayers that the big things are happening in a way that is healthy and life-giving. This blog community certainly is both of those things.
August 5, 2009
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Lots of favorites but mine are "unwind" and the one about your mother in-law and the carpet. I also enjoy the funny ones.
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Fourteen - because I'm from the "other room" and it helped me see a bridge.
ReplyDeleteHalf a brain (?) - the one about left brain/right brain.
Both Mountain I'm Willing to Die On essays
The ones about Theo - especially when you discovered he was a monastary breed.
Dear Evy
Dear Glennon,
ReplyDeleteAs with everyone else, I find it very difficult to choose favorites among your brilliant posts. However, when I consider the times that I've reread and remembered and shared your blog, here's what I come up with:
For me, it's Fourteen and Fifteen. For my friends, who seem to all be getting married like dominoes, it's Birthdays. For the church, it's On Faith. And for the world, it's A Mountain parts 1 & 2. These are the ones that have had the greatest impact on me. Also, whenever I'm feeling down, I just read everything tagged Laugh and I feel better.
Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your heart, your life, your family, your journey, with all of us. We are all so blessed.
With love,
Rachael
The one when you went to the gym with the "added padding" on your sports bra, and the one where you mention that if you are "thin and smile alot" people think you have a perfect life. Sorry I don't remember the exact ones they are from but I'm sure you do :-)
ReplyDeleteMy serious favourites are both "A Mountain to Die On" posts, "Fourteen", "Fifteen", "Recovery" and "Rejoicing".
ReplyDeleteMy silly favourites are "Initiation", "Closer to Fine", "Our Little Fighter" and "Mouth to Ear Rescue". Honestly, I love all the medical high-jinks posts. Even the phrase "Chase is...Asian" can cause me to chuckle to myself at any time during the day.
And I LOVED all of Adrienne's pieces about her family, and their propensity toward daft and/or violent deaths.
I'm sure as soon as I post I'll think of other favs though.
What brought me here was 'A Mountain to Die On' and 'Officer Superhero - Disturbing the Peace' still makes me giggle.
ReplyDelete"A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On"
ReplyDeleteI could read it every single day :)
Very hard to pick a favorite because they strike me in different ways depending on where I mentally am that day. Overall it is the comforting feeling of not being alone. Knowing that others feel the same way, have the same struggles or frustrations and still being able to laugh at it and remember to find the joy in simple things like your child's smile. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSO hard to pick!!! Love the mountain ones, the first that drew me here (Wind and Testimony). Love the funny ones like Chase with the self-tanner and being Asian. Can't pick, can't pick!!! If anyone with any power is reading this I will just add that somewhere in the piles of wonderful blogs are many gems that have literally gotten me through the day. And literally gotten many of my friends through the day. Keep on truckin' G - love you!
ReplyDeletehttp://momastery.blogspot.com/2010/02/he-shakes-his-little-tush-on-catwalk.html
ReplyDelete'nuff said.
nearly impossible to choose but here are a few that come to mind:
ReplyDeletea mountain i'm willing to die on
inhale/exhale
any of the letters from bubba
Oh friend, how could you ask such a thing?! Totally impossible! LOVE THEM ALL!
ReplyDeleteHow do I follow, especially when I thought I was??? Fourteen and Fifteen hands down, the Christmas Card/eyes-for real! The vacuum, many of your recovery posts, too many to pick just one, truly, the letter to Chase, damn straight, yes, just way too many. Like many before me you make me feel proud to be a part of your world, to try to love more and better and cut myself some slack when I don't.
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Your letter to Chase is pretty fabulous and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteAll of the above is my answer, but if I had to quickly choose my favorites off the top of my head:
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14? and 15
Mountain I'm Willing to Die On
Dear Evy
Our Best
Sisters Everyday
Toliet Sparkles (Tish)
On Weaving and Repentance
My Maria
Mouth to Ear Rescue
Closer to Fine
Initiation
(it's not like i have a list handy, just in case Oprah calls and asks a monkee to join her for some coffee...not exactly)
My Testimony...this spoke to me over and over again.
ReplyDeleteAnything under Domestic Drama and more recently Theo, too. :)
-Courtney
Glennon,
ReplyDeleteI love everything you write, but my 2 absolute favorites were the Maya Angelou one and "Unwind". Both were perfect reminders about being grateful and careful about the precious things in my own life. Thanks again for writing - You make my mornings!
Jamie
G, I just found you yesterday through the Tina Fey's Letter to My Daughter ... then I started reading the ones that made people laugh and was hooked. Officer Superhero and Whatever, honestly made me laugh until I cried. I want to read ALL of your writing, and so I need to go figure out how to register. Not so much on the blog savvy.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read a post that makes me think, "Oh, ME TOO! So I'm NOT insane (or, if I am, it's a functional insanity)!", it becomes my new favorite for the moment (like the one about vacuuming.)
ReplyDeleteThere are also a few that make me think, "No. Uh-uh. You've got it all wrong, G -- ALL wrong." And I love those, too, like the snot-nosed, foul-smelling heavy-set kid in 1st grade who makes us reevaluate what it means to be human and to love unconditionally. And those become my favorites slowly, but more permanently. Like Just a Hunch, which I still reread regularly and roll around in my head while I'm busily "careful-walking" around my living room.
So... I have a few favorites. They're all favorites for different reasons, but favorites they remain. I'll make sure to write them down once I get home (and once I find them.)
Well, my favorite is the one about me. :)
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, it is hard to pick a favorite. Your writing has made me laugh, made me cry, and most of all, made me think. I don't always agree with what is written or the comments posted, but I love the way that the community is still supportive of each other. I would say that my most favorite is the one about your testimony. I will try to put together a list of others.
Oh gosh I can't pick favorites. Can we just put it all in a book and I'll call it my favorite book by Glennon D. Melton? Ohhhhhhhhhkay. Glass Swans and more recently Fourteen. I swear I need to print out each story and put it in a notebook so I can just read it front to back, again and again. Glass Swans because of that little girl you have forgiven in yourself and realized that you like - because that is where love begins. Within yourself. And the vacuum one....
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So many favorites, but here are a few that I love for different reasons:
ReplyDeleteOfficer Superhero (Target) – funny, funny, funny
Speaking of Anti Depressants – Love furry friends. Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, “I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am” – anonymous.
My Maria – Heartbreaking and hopeful
On Writing and Dancing – inspirational
Two Heavy Sighs and a Hallelujah – I think this was an early one, but I love how different it is. Its simplicity shows a restraint that probably was not so simple. Reads like poetry.
So hard to choose! Your posts about how you and Craig found church and faith-- b/c they served coffee-- was great. And how you met Craig. And the time you introduced The Radio Shack model to your family. Ok, strong Craig theme here. Loved 14 and a Mountain to Die on. Love you!
ReplyDeleteI've been reading for just a few months. The first one I read was on inclusivity regarding GLBTQ people. That's my favorite because it said what needed to be said. I also cried when reading Fourteen? especially when you wrote that it taught you that it's important to learn other people's languages. I also liked Spring because it, again, expressed what I was thinking about the freakish spring we've been having--like the image of God hitting the snooze button
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing...I'm using all of these suggestions. Every one. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteOh, also...keep 'em coming.
ReplyDeleteI've never posted before, but I love ALL of your essays! Mountain I'm Willing to Die On got me totally hooked- loved it! But I also like the ones that make me laugh out loud like Officer Superhero and the one where you thought your car had been stolen. Oh, and I can't forget the house pics! Those are pure fun too! I love that I never know how your essays are going to affect me when I open them up- sometimes they make me think, sometimes they make me laugh and sometimes they inspire me. Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteMountain I'm Willing to Die On is how I found you, so it has a special place in my heart. I love all of your words, though. All of them. Happy to be a Monkey!
ReplyDeleteLike Natalie, Mountain I'm Willing to Die On is the post that led me here. But, honestly, I can't say which post is my favorite. I just love waking up in the morning and seeing that there is a new entry from you. I hope I can figure out how to "follow" you as you suggest. . .if not, surely my kid-os will know how to do it.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many! Posts that I have starred via Google Reader are marked for their humor or for their tender hearts. They are as follows: A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On (part one and two); On Gifts and Talents; Just Soaking; Twisted, Sister; My Best; On Fatherhood; Amazing Grace; there are more, but I think you get the point. If you want the others let me know.
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I love love love Mountain, but anything between you and your sister is wonderful. Am too new to have read them all, and cant read too much at once. I almost have to savor it one essay at a time......you cant have too much because its too rich, like the very best dessert or wine. And it needs to be well digested.
ReplyDeleteLove that you are so funny and so honest and vulnerable all at once. It sounds way too trite to say thank you for sharing, but........
One that I really liked that I haven't seen mentioned is One, Two, Three. It made me think of my mom who I miss dearly everyday and it made me want to squeeze my little sister. I love all of your writing Glennon!
ReplyDeleteLovies,
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm doing right now is compiling a manuscript made up of all of our favorite essays to send to an agent. I wasn't going to . . . I just felt like what was going on here was enough magic for me and I don't ever want to skip over miracles right in front of me looking for bigger or better ones...I was content.
But last weekend I experienced what I understood to be a divine invitation to take this step. So I'm doing it.
I'm not sure why I didn't share this in the post this morning. I guess I just felt afraid of publicly failing? But then I remembered....who cares if I fail? Who cares?
Anyway. I am feeling very scared and inspired and shaky and ALIVE right now, as I put these essays together. My writing, my heart. All of our blood and sweat and belly laughs and tears. It's emotional for me.
I am also feeling grateful. For you all. That you just seem to be with me every step of the way. Through your comments, I can kind of feel you all in my little office with me right now.
Theo's here, too. I'm certain he'll love me no matter what this agent thinks.
Love you all. Every one of you.
Love, GDo
Mountain I'm Willing to Die On Parts one and two, and Officer Superhero are my absolute favorites but I love them all. Oh! And the one where you call Craig in a panic, and he tells you to drink some water and take a bath. I so often remember that advice and it's so, so helpful!
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations on taking this next step! I think it's amazing and wonderful and the only real failure is not trying, right?
I love the mouth-to-ear rescue and most of your parenting/domestic posts. Humor aside, those posts are great b/c they remind me not to take myself so seriously ... also that while parenting is the most important job most of us will ever do that it is best done with a sense of humor.
The beauty of your writing, regardless of topic, is that it unites and never divides. Even when you are talking about "touchy" subjects like faith, sexuality, etc, I feel like your writing encourages us to consider differing points of view and to do so with compasion and grace.
Good luck!
Erin
Glennon, that's amazing...you so deserve it! Now you can touch even more people with your writing. I know you have touched all of us here. SO happy for you! I'll be able to say I "knew you when". :)
ReplyDeleteBe sure to include shirtless photos of Craig. Everyone loves those.
ReplyDeleteOkay, vrwfox...good thinking. The problem is the agent is a boy. Oooh...maybe he's gay.
ReplyDeleteActually, a gay agent would LOVE me. A gay agent would be AMAZING. Dammit. Should have thought of this.
Stressed.
Don't stress. You are loved by folks of all genders and orientations. Be your sparkling, lava-filled self. If now is the time, so be it. If it's not, then something else will come.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, everything is going to be AMAZING!
Love you!
I love the letters that you posted that your dad wrote to you
ReplyDeleteYou are right vrwfox. You are right. You are always right.
ReplyDeleteIt will be amazing. It is already amazing.
This is a tough one. It's so hard to choose! Love the perspectacles, Mountain I'm willing to die on part 1 and 2 and the one to the monkee alcoholic. These are just some favs that quickly come to mind. Love you G!
ReplyDeleteGlennon-
ReplyDeleteI love ALL your essays, but the one that REALLY made me step back and think, was the one that talks about financial matters, and how we need to really weigh the things that make us feel complete- owning a house, living beyond our means, etc.
Good luck!!
Okay, so I just recently found you - due to a friend posting a link in Facebook to your Tina Fey prayer... so you could say thanks to Tina Fey.
ReplyDeleteI am going back and reading older posts... some of which actually gave me the chills!
Simple things like the phrase: "Don't Worry - Everything is Going to be Amazing!" sum up how much I feel that you "get it", or at least "get it in the way I feel it can be gotten?"
I also appreciate your real, unpretentious nature (as illustrated by the "as does Charlie Sheen" post-it).
God led me here at just the right time. I distrust Google... but I also feel led to help you - and the Twitter link made it easy to pretend it wasn't Google.
Praying for the things to happen.
All right, my soon to be famous author friend,
ReplyDeleteHere goes it:
There are so many for so many different reasons as people have stated above.
The essays that truly evoked the most visceral response in me are:
**Treasure Hunt (Whoa..totally whoa)
**Glass Swan
**On Weaving and Repentance
**Unwind
All the funnies are awesome, Love "Blind, but Now I see" and the self tanner, yes, just thought of that, the SELF TANNER!!! ahahah!
oh, and Writing and Dancing..
I think all your recovery essays are insanely human and humbling to anyone who reads.
Lots of love,
Molly
After fighting anorexia for the last 30 years, and going through years of therapy, your last post had to be the clearest way of explaining how have felt all these years. You are absolute right about never knowing feeling any differently. It was amazing and I thank you more than I could ever say. Keep up the good work; you are a honest, fantastic writer.
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ReplyDeleteI loved the weaving one about your inaws, the letter to your darling potentially gay son Chase, and the thank you letter to Craig. There are so many more, but that sticks out.
I am an idiot and I don't know how to register as a follower. Love me anyway, ok?
Meghan
"On Gifts and Talents" is amazing. I love it, as both a parent and a teacher. I will definitely send to all of my friends who are parents, and all of my friends who are teachers, before the first day of school this year. Thank you so much for sharing so much with all of us.
ReplyDeleteHmm...where to begin. I truly love them all. They make me laugh, cry, think and question. They make me see things in ways I haven't thought of before. I contemplate things. Your writing makes me work to be a better person. As for a possible list of favorites, I would have to include: mother-in-law weaving post, 14, 15, both mountains, the confidence/humility coin, unwind, mouth to ear, gifts and talents, thought your car was stolen, padded work out top, stinky smelly yoga guy, just to name a few. Good luck with the agent thing. Mostly, thank you for taking the time to share and write and welcome the ever growing community of readers/monkees!
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else that it is very difficult to pick favorites. I love them all for different reasons. But my top three would be:
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In Case You're New Here...Yes. This Really Happened.
Speaking of Anti-Depressants
All three of them made me wish that you lived next door to me!
A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On is the post that got me hooked. Been an avid reader ever since so please keep sharing your observations and bringing truth into our lives...you have been blessed with a gift.
ReplyDeleteOh my, just found your comment...write that book!!! I would absolutely buy it. What an amazing resource for my comfy prayer chair...or for a group of moms who get together to talk and reflect on life. Fabulous essays will spark fabulous discussions.
ReplyDeleteTreasure Hunt!!!!!
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Namaste
15
And the ones I can't find about sex, those were so instrumental in my healing process.
And of course so MANY MORE!
Please keep us posted, I shall wait with crossed fingers and toes and a bated breath.
Love.
Tova
I only found you a few weeks ago ... my vote is your open letter to Chase
ReplyDeleteA Mountain I'm Willing to Die On was the first post I read, and I've probably read it 10 times since and passed it on to as many friends. I haven't missed a post since, Glennon. I am a shy, first-time commenter, but a huge fan and supporter with much to thank you for. You are changing the world! Good luck!
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I am absolutely loving reading everybody's favorites and feeling like I am judging fine wine or making decisions on my Oscar ballot. Which is funny because it is so anti-Momestary I realize. yes i do.
ReplyDeleteEach time I read that somebody can't possibly pick a favorite I smile and think that is adorable. Every time someone mentions the jist of a post, I try to remember the actual title. Like the one about vacuuming... Luuuccccyyy!! That one about the eyes... Was Blind but Now I See. The one about the police, A Little Help from My Friends not to be confused with the one about checking out at Target... Officer Superhero. (Two of my all-time favs in the category A Few That Made Us Laugh.)
When someone mentions a post I haven't thought of in a long time, I smile and it's like an old memory from back in the day. Someone said they liked Whatever, Honestly for it's surprise ending. My favorite in the category of Surprise Ending is What D'Ya Know?
I felt equally unsettled and excited when someone mentioned a post and my mind drew a complete blank. 2 Heavy Sighs and a Hallelujah... What?!? Is there a post I haven't read?!? Well hallelujah it has been 4 days since a new post, let me go find that one. Just a Haunch, what is that?! Oh the letter to Izzie. and I read it and loved it all over again.
I love all of this especially because for me the recovery posts have the longest legs and the oldest vines. Fourteen? my newest fav. Sisters Everyday and the Hand I Hold. Old favs. Glass Swans. I see G holding a funny gold man and want everyone to hush already so I can hear you thank the Academy. Hello, my name is Lou and I am a Momestary addict.
So what is my favorite, you ask? Well today of course!
Also, I don't think Glennon has actually asked anybody to follow since the post Right This Way, Please. If your mind draws a blank go read it from August 2009. Enjoy!
OK so like so many others I couldn't possibly think of just one...but some of my favs are:
ReplyDelete*The mildewy laundry one - it was the one that got me hooked
*The story about Maria and the adoption was the one - out of all of them - that made me sob uncontrollably.
*The one about your in-laws
*Obviously Office SuperHero - I bet I share that story the most
*What about the one where you packed it all up and moved away? Not only did I love that one, I think its so powerful in this crazy economically depressed world.
*Unwind
*Any of the Doyle family stories are awesome.
*Oh and if you can put pics I love the one of Craig as the stroller valet when you were in the OBs office
*The one where you talk about your bedtime ritual with Chase and how worry becomes problem. Love that. Stole that. :)
*The one about how all kids have gifts...that one was awesome.
Clearly its not that helpful if in the end I just ya know, list them all one by one so sorry. I could go on all day.
Lou - add me to the Momastery 10 step program...
xo
When I attempt to verbalize this space and it's perfectly dynamic voice I fail to adequately capture the balance of the humor, honesty, & respect paired perfectly with thought provoking words that call me to action. Both the posts, and the comments. Every.Single.Time.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'll get on with it. My favorites in no particular order:
The Wind
Alive and Well
Guest Post: Sister
Glass Swans
A Mtn I am willing to Die on
Officer Superhero
The Golden Coin
Looking forward to the updates, and what the future holds for this fabulous space
I'm new, brought here by your Open Letter to Chase if he turns out to be gay (and even if he doesn't although that would be a bit of a letdown ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I've had time to read them all, I know there will be more!!
MaryB
On Weaving and Repentance, My Maria, and Tunnel of Love (I think that's what it's called?...you know, about the vagina tunnel thingy)
ReplyDeleteI also love, pretty much everything you write :)
I love all the funny parenting/wife ones. But recently Home to Myself really spoke to me - helped me realize I was depressed and that I,too, needed help.
ReplyDeleteOK, I've been trying to think back to some of the early ones that got me really hooked - I haven't found names (search function anyone???)
ReplyDeleteBut there was the one about the stolen car that wasn't really stolen?
And the ones about cooking (or not as the case may be)
The ones about Faith are pretty powerful, even for a nonconformist like me.
Fourteen, Fifteen, Renewing My Vows
We can't forget Redemption Song - I found that one (still LOVE my hoodie!!!)
My Maria
I think I mentioned this before, but Our Circle will hold a special place in my heart.
Well this seems like the hardest question asked of the Monkees so far!
ReplyDeleteI got hooked on the story about Craig's lunch when Paula sent it to me one day. I read and re-read your testimony and I share your addiction and recovery stories to help others frequently, so they can find the same comfort in those that I have. The bedtime talk with Chase about being on the same team and about looking for something good in someone who maybe isn't being so nice...we talk about that a lot at our house.
Fourteen and Fifteen have had me in tears for a week as we go through a serious relapse with alcohol and eating disorders of a family friend who is like my own daughter ...that's when I go back to the On Faith writings and then look for a good laugh in the Tish section!
For me, it's not so much that there could be a favorite essay...it's that this a favorite "place" to come for fellowship, laughter, comfort, reflection, friendship, faith and acceptance.
Thanks Glennon...I love being a part of this unfolding journey and you amaze me every time you write.
Kristin
Glennon,
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention Letter to Craig!!! LOVE. And Fourteen. And Fifteen.
knocked the wind right out of me.. in a good way.
Molly
One more thing...for those of you who have a little energy and time left, and who haven't already answered this one...
ReplyDeleteWhat does this place mean to you? What IS Momastery?
I am trying to answer that question over here myself...and I could use your help.
Love G
Marley Jakel Morgan Croy When I try to express what Momastery means to me, it always brings tears to my eyes. It is hard to place what exactly those tears represent...honesty, understanding...I don't know for sure but I know that when I read my first blog "A Mountain I'm Willing To Die On" something in my heart lit up for the first time in my life. And each blog touches me in different ways, sometimes profoundly, almost always with humor. To me you are my Ghandi, my Buddha...not that I worship you or put you on an unachievable pedestal, but your blogs speak to me such truth and love. They have changed my heart and outlook so fundamentally for the better. Before Momastery I never was looking for "something" or felt like anything was missing, but your words fill my heart with love and understanding and most of all, hope.
ReplyDeleteAs for my favorite...Honestly...the "Mountain" is my favorite...but so many...your confessions or your addictions or your letters from Bubba or just your conversations with God are full of revelations. I love all of them.
I'm the 101st poster - feel the love G, feel the love! So Geoff says to me last night - 'what are you doing?" Me: "researching Momastery." Lol!
ReplyDeleteHere's some favs:
Making Craig Lunch - can't find the right title but it was the first one I read about 2 weeks after you wrote it and I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard)
Airing Our Dirty Laundry (still think of this weekly as I MAKE myself start AND finish the laundry in one day).
Namaste
Rejoicing
Perspectacles
Amazing Grace
He Shakes His Little Tush on the Catwalk
The Mountain to Climb on posts
Theology
Anything on faith or addiction is good - the 14 and 15 essays have been amazing.
Your original talk to your church - you talk about St. Paul. I think about that one a lot.
What does Momastery mean to me? So many different ways for me to answer that question. I'll just say your journey and the people who have joined you on it has added light, love, humor and faith to life.
lovelovelove
pp
The first post I read was "On Faith" and I felt so touched by the beauty and honesty of your writing.
ReplyDeleteI think the power of Momastery is two-fold. It is the writing that brings people in. You are honest about all of life-- the beautiful and the funny and the tragic. Your writing is prophetic-- people are recognizing truth and love in the words and stories you tell. And here's where the 2nd part comes in...
It is the community you have built. You have created a community built on the honesty and love. It's a model for a different relationship among women. You model all this in the way you greet and love every Monkee. You are honest about the things that make you pause (as in the comment that inspired "Fifteen"). Everyone is truly welcome and is expected to welcome everyone else.
There are so many places where that isn't true. Where people feel like they need to qualify to be accepted. Where people have to pretend to agree. Or to coverup what they are really feeling. It's why this is a Revolution (which, btw, is another great post). I love this place and feel loved here. Which is more than I can say for the playground or the schoolyard or most of the other places I meet other women.
The first thing that came to my mind was that Momastary meant: Me Too!!
ReplyDeleteIt's Spring and you're getting ready to bloom Glennon! Taking risks makes us grow! So wonderful. I loved the one about your Kishman cousins. But then I am partial to Kishman cousins. Other than that, it's really very hard to choose from so many beautiful and meaningful pieces. I really like the idea of trying not to be a jerk... and remind myself of it daily.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to live by the motto that there's no failing... if it doesn't go how you wish it would this time, then you will learn what you need to know to make it happen the next time.
Very exciting!!! Happy for you.
Momastery to me is a safe place, a haven, a community that started as strangers who now feel like close friends, a place I turn for inspiration or a laugh, a resource that I have shared with countless family and friends, a treat at the end of a long day, and sometimes a great way to start a day. It's a beautiful balance of life, laughs, concerns, hopes, and community. It's a place that after visiting I can go be a better version of my self. It's a gift that you have given us time and time again! Thank you Glennon!
ReplyDeletexxx
Kathleen
By the words of Rumi,
ReplyDelete"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there."
That is Momastery to me. Totally.
That and Grace.
Love,
Molly
You have a wonderful voice, so picking a favorite is difficult. But, since "Fifteen" just made me ugly-cry, I'm gonna go with that one. You said it better than I ever have. Yet. Probably because I don't usually talk about it. Yeesh, talk about ripping off the band-aid.
ReplyDeleteA Mountain I'm willing to die on, part 2 was a favorite I sent around because as a non-believer, I struggle with believers who hide behind faith to do hurt and I loved how you framed the way faith should "do" love.
ReplyDeleteI just found you a while ago. Yeah, that really nails it down. Anyhows. The ugly cry came out when I read 'Theology' from March 6. I reeeeally needed to hear from God right then. So thank you. Plus, I loved 'Birthdays'. Made me laugh out loud - and thank God for Poise. (And Whoopi, who brought it to my attention.)
ReplyDeleteMy NEW favorite part of Momastery is the little search box at the way bottom where I can enter the names of everyone else's favorites and go back and re-read them. I can't really express what Momastery means to me. The image in my head is of a glass of water when I am parched - or the perfect glass of water to offer a friend who is thirsty.
ReplyDeleteG, I have not been a religious person for a very long time. I grew up in what I now believe to be a cult, then tried a Christian church for a while, but for the past 20+ years, have had no religioun. And yet. And yet, I feel I was lead somehow, to Momastery. In only three days of reading as much as I possibly can, this has become a place where I feel I can open up and share my issues, concerns, and gain strength from what you have shared. Your writing makes me feel less alone in the craziness, and gives me hope for a better future. Not trying to get all mushy squshy, but that is how I see Momastery, your writings, this place. Thank you!
ReplyDelete"Closer to fine" had me hooked.
ReplyDeleteThe one that still makes me laugh so hard is when you and Chase thought the tree was decomposing.
ReplyDeleteI ditto what vrwfox said about what Momastery means to me. I know that is cheating but she puts things so well into words - as do you. I don't. One word for me about Momastery. Kindness. Do you know how people look at me when I harp about being kind? Like I'm an alien. If that makes me an alien, beam me up Scotty. (I admit I'm not always perfect or patient but it is foremost on my mind).
ReplyDeleteBeing kind has become a lost art (with many) from what *I* have seen lately - not here on this site! - but out "there" in general. Momastery reminds me to be kind and also that "I can do hard things". I bought that sign because of Glennon. Momastery is just a home to me and just plain good, honest reflections from everyone spared by Glennon.
Glennon is my Jesus/angel on earth and I'm listening.
Terri H.
Momastery is what it is because of your honesty Glennon! Your writing is amazing and I love all of your posts! Since I'm being "forced" to choose I'd have to say that my favorites are:
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My testimony
Letter to Chase
Pooing Sprinkles
Susie Dorsey
Glennon - You are authentic. Momastery is authentic. And most of the time I can totally empathize with your stories and I literally exhale and think "YES, ME TOO!". And sometimes I cant, and I still enjoy each post because it makes me pause and think. Also, since we were acquaintances in college, I love that I "knew" you then, and can laugh even harder at the funny stories and appreciate more fully your recovery stories. I forward your entires to my friends and say "she is really not making this up - honestly." You are genuine - In addition to brave, fun, and funny - And your writing is a gift. Good luck with wherever this takes you... Just don't stop the blog - We need you ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite post was the one about our cousins, but that's probably because it showcased some of the most important people in my life but mostly because I was in it and I want to be just a little famous.
ReplyDeleteTo be serious, the one that struck home with me was when you vowed to not say anything negative anymore. It made me realize that I often let negative thoughts and feelings slip past my lips without even thinking about how they affect the people around me. Since then I have tried to be more positive and gossip less.
This blog is not a website, it does not consist of words on a screen. It is alive. It is proof that people are good. Proof that perfect strangers can care about one another and come together to do something good. This blog has changed minds, marriges, and lives for the better.
When I tell people about Momastery I say, "my cousin has created a beautiful community of amazing and loving people. It just happens to be on the internet.
I don't have the words to express what Momastery is for me, there are so many different layers but I can say ... this place has helped me to not be such a jerk in my real life. :)
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To say which post I like the most is almost impossible. It depends on which one speaks to my soul on a particular day. I do know that whenever I read a post I can relate one way or another. If I had to pick one I loved the most right now it would be the letter you wrote to your son!! Keep on sharing, keep on writing...you have little pieces of our hearts and souls embedded in your writings! THANKS for everything! I know I am safe here.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love so many of your posts, it's hard to pick just one. So I won't.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog when someone posted your "Mountain I'm Willing to Die On I" essay on FB. Your letter to your son expressed exactly how I feel about my own kids' potential sexual orientations so right away I knew I'd found a kindred spirit. So of course my 2nd favorite post is "Mountain I'm Willing to Die On II."
As I went back into the past posts, I really loved your very first one where you talked about feeling called to write the whole truth about your life, to put down your armour.
And finally "Fourteen" and "Fifteen" just blew me away.
I've left a couple comments as anonymous (did NOT write the one your referred to in "Fifteen."), but just made it "official" today by signing up as a follower. Does this mean I'm a Monkee now?!
Love and blessings,
Jenn
Okay, just went through the comments in full and saw your exciting announcement and your other question.
ReplyDeleteSo, congratulations!! It is fitting and wonderful that even more people will hear your voice by reading a book of these essays.
To me Momastery is about what you wrote in the 1st essay: By us experiencing you putting down your armour and telling your truth, we are given opportunities to do the same. I have actually been intentionally practicing vulnerability since I started reading this blog and have found it incredibly powerful. So you (via God) have changed my life!
Love,
Jenn
what is momastery?
ReplyDeleteit's what you love. it's what you desire to create in the world. what your heart desires. so naturally it pours out of you. you are in that lovely place where you are doing what you love. and by doing so, it has unlocked the desires in our hearts too.
it's the type of magic, light that can not be contained. and can't help but be felt all around you.
What is Momastery to me?
ReplyDeleteIt is a great friend who is there for me everyday. Someone to laugh and cry with and tell me life is going to work out for the best... the way God intended it so I don't need to worry. I can come to this special place and know that everything will be all right. I am not alone. We belong to each other and LOVE WINS.
I've never posted before, but have been reading your essays for a while. My favorites are the Mountain I'm Willing to Die On essays. And what does Momastery mean to me? It means truth. kindness. love. ~Laura
ReplyDeletewhat vrwfox said on both accounts.
ReplyDeleteand my iPad tried to change vrwfox to bravo....brilliant little iPad.
xo~ kristi
Momastery represents to me, the voice of the humanity within each of us. It's nice to be reminded of it and to revel in it, with you.
ReplyDeleteThe first post I read of yours was A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On, the letter to your son. Then I was hooked. And the one that made me laugh the most was Whatever, Honestly. Whenever I'm having a breakdown I think of you and all the rest of us headed to the local crap store and makes me laugh and lighten up. Thank you for all you write!
ReplyDeleteoh and Officer Target. My kids and I now often say "I'm so huuuungwy. I'm so thiiiiwsty." lots of laughs.
ReplyDeleteTo me Momastery is a place I go to remember that I'm not alone in the struggles I face, hopefully also to have a laugh, and to be reminded that God and Love matter most.
okay last time. Also Namaste. I'll be quiet now.
ReplyDeleteMomastery is my port in the storm (aka Life). When I was at my lowest, most scared, most anxious, it was the one place I knew I could come for honest love and support. The Monkees would tell me like it is and help me, not just pat me on the head and tell me it was going to be OK. (Of course, they told me it was OK, but in a very real way.)
ReplyDeleteI knew that because there were so many times that I would come to Momastery and the essay for the day would be EXACTLY what I needed to hear, even if I didn't know what I needed when I got here.
Momastery is love, kindness and gentle reminders to try really hard not to be jerks. (Some days I just need that reminder a bit more frequently.)
What is Momastery? a blessing
ReplyDeleteFavorite? to me they are collectively valued, each contributing to a greater whole
hugs!
victoria
i like the essays where you talk about your everyday life. you have a gift to make ordinary things so interesting!
ReplyDeletemy least favorites are the religious ones.
thanks,
I just told husband the other day that I read three specific blogs religiously. One, because it makes me laugh, one because it teaches me to love my children lavishly, and yours because it reminds me to be, and receive, grace and gentleness.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I can't pick a favorite, but the ones that I find myself re-reading are the ones that speak honestly about your struggles with depression, your willingness to ask for help, the grace with which you received it (not easy to do); the ones that speak about why community and friendship are important to you; and the ones where you "defend" (so not the right word but can't think of a better one) the way that the religion you espouse doesn't have room for discrimination and judgement.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the one about glitter and a visit to the doc?
ReplyDeleteFor the book, can you please alternate essays between "heavy" and lighthearted? Tears and laughter are the best combination.
Glad something is in the works for you. I still have an email from you discussing a title of said book!
Hi G- I guess my favorite post was your Testimony b/c you were so brave to tell your Truth. I don't know many people who could do that... I try not to even think about mine let alone say it out loud - making it real. And I guess to me, Momastery shows me that when God gives you a nudge to do something, you should just go for it. I tend to overthink things - what am I getting myself into if I do this, how would I quit when I'm done with it, is it too self-indulgent, it will be too hard, etc until I talk myself out of whatever it is. But, God gave you a nudge and you put yourself out there, and now it is out of your control and it's in God's hands what happens next. And that is inspiring. xoxo cookie
ReplyDeleteI love every single thing that you have written and I have read. Your words make me laugh, bring me joy and give me hope.
ReplyDeleteUnwind.
ReplyDeleteI love Sisters Everyday - and I think if the agent isn't gay, you should send him a picture of Sister. Couldn't hurt.
ReplyDeleteAnd Momastery makes me think - of your Sister, who always brings a smile to my face; about parenting and how tough yet amazing it is; about my faith; and about what mountains I'll willing to die on.
Momastery is a safe place to heal, hurt, feel and believe.
ReplyDeleteThe one that got me started reading your blog is my favorite, maybe because it was "my first!" They are all really good, but this touched a nerve deep down. It had me laughing, crying, and wanting to read more. It was from SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011 called .....Home!
ReplyDeleteThis is exciting! I have lots of faves. Here are some...
ReplyDeleteDharma & Craig, Officer Superhero, LUCY, Y...TRH, Was Blind, But Now I See, Thank You Card, The MOUNTAINS posts, Birthdays, The Golden Coin.
Go, You!!
Oh, and the Gym/Padded Bra one...don't remember the name, but I HOWLED!!
I found your blog when a friend posted a link to "A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On." That one is so powerful, so moving, and it gave me so much hope and love for humanity. I've been lurking around ever since, which is kind of weird since I don't have any children nor plan to anytime soon. But I keep coming back because you're so warm and inspiring, Glennon, and because it's so rare to find a safe place to discuss Hard Things (especially on the interwebz). If there's a book, I'm definitely buying.
ReplyDeleteI think you have such an incredible voice to be able to write A Mountain to Die On AND Mildewy Laundry, Drunk Fake Blonde Who Sleeps in a Tanning Bed tattoo and all of your great Pediatrician stories. Oh and the one when you "vacuum" with your daughter's stroller. And the paper bag you wear on your head! God Bless you Glennon, and whatever wonderful endeavor lies ahead.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have been driving around, rolling my eyes at all who care to express their political views VEHICULARLY. Thank you for that!
Unwind, definitely.
ReplyDeleteI come to Momastery because I love to read every single thing you write, but it's also because there's a safe community here. A mom called me the other day for help with something important to her, and we've never met. But she 'knows' me from here, and presumably trusts me. I think it's absolutely amazing that this is a place where strangers can reach out to each other. It restores my faith in humanity every day.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm relatively new here and heaven't caught up on all your archives yet. And although I have wept and laughed at many essays, the one that immediately comes to mind is A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On. That post was my first introduction to Momastery as I found a link to it somewhere else online as I was blog hopping.
ReplyDeleteI love your raw honesty in that post. You aren't afraid to just put your thoughts out there, controversial though they may be. And the way you write it with such love and compassion and without judgment is just beautiful.
Thank you for your writing. Every time you have a new post I am excited, and it makes my day a little better.
Momastery is a soft place to land, a spark to living well, a lesson in love, a source of wisdom and strength and laughter. For me personally it has been a therapist and best friend when I find myself alone and struggling in some strange corner of the world (we are a foreign service family) trying to keep my sanity, my humor, and my family on track to what really matters in life: how we loved each other.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so. Following directions now.
ReplyDeleteWhat Momastery means to me:
Namaste. The God in me, honoring the God in you. I know you wrote about it awhile back.
Maybe this sums it up better:
"To love anyone is to hope in him always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from that moment at which we identify him with what we know of him, and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him, and he ceases to be able to become better. We must dare to love in a world that does not know how to love." ~Charles de Foucauld, A French Priest
Momastery is about loving, honoring, bowing to everyone. Our children, our partners, friends, family---even strangers.
For me Momastery has been an avenue of self discovery, awareness, and affirmation. It's also been sorta like a hardware store for my heart. A place for me to acquire new tools for loving life and maintain the ones I already have.
ReplyDeleteMy Testimony, Just a Hunch, The Hand I Hold, Mountains 1 and 2...
mountains!
ReplyDeleteI can't choose a favourite - but as others have said, one of the strengths of momastery is the range of topics you write about. I think it's this diversity that helps keep us together.
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There are soooo many that are favorites for me (just like so many others reponding!). It wouldn't be right not to mention "A Mountain I'm willing to Die on" parts 1 and 2 - I read and reread and forwarded and reforwarded those essays on to friends. Both are amazing!
ReplyDeleteHowever there is another that I've gone back to many times (however simply can't find tonight!) regarding a discussion you had with Chase. You explained to him that children shouldn't have problems... they need to share their worries with us so that their worries don't turn into problems. Their worries can become our worries and they can be free of those worries... I've since had this discussion with my 6 year old. I think, hope, that our relationship will continue to be open and strong because of the words you helped me express. So, to make a short story long, that is one of my all time favs!! Thank you Glennon for all you give us!
~Tracy
As many others have said here - "A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On".
ReplyDeleteSo many other posts have also made me cry, smile and think again in equal proportions.
I love that you can write equally compellingly about Christian attitudes to gay people and padded yoga bras.
Thanks, sweetie.
You rock.
Elaine xxx
Havent posted a comment in a VERY lOOOONNNNG time but read your blog daily. When there is nothing new posted on the next day, I am bummed and anticipate the next post. To ask me which post's are my favorite! Well all of them are for different reasons. Sometimes they teach me a thing or two, sometimes they make me cry, laugh and relate. If you EVER stop blogging that would really end this love affair I have for MOMASTRY!!!
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That's like asking me to pick my favorite kid. Impossible because I love them all.
ReplyDeleteI love your funny stories the best and the letters from Bubba and anything that talks about Uncle Keith. I really miss Uncle Keith stories. I think Initiation though is one of my favorites if I had to choose funny.
If I had to choose serious it would be your letter to Chase about "if he is Gay".
Love them all though.
What is Momastery to me? It's my Sanity Check.
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are Dharma and Craig, Renewing My Vows, and Fourteen.
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on all of this. Late to the game as usual...
ReplyDeleteI really loved the one where you told off the guy at the gym for making fun of the VA Tech Students. I also really loved "Fourteen?".
I guess there are not a lot of people who would share an experience like that (never-the-less so eloquently).
I also liked the post about what you would do if Chase came home and told you he was gay.
I also feel like some of these posts sort of prepare us for certain situations by sort of giving us examples of the "right" attitude. It's like a common ground for people who are trying to be better. So really, all the posts about you trying to be better or you encouraging people to be better. You're kind of leading by example whether you like it or not.
1) Jesus
2) Ghandi
3) Oprah?
4) GMelt
Love you.
"Fourteen?" Without a doubt, "Fourteen?"
ReplyDeleteWhen you open yourself like that as a writer, you can help so many people. I think it's an incredible story to share, that shows so much courage - and an incredible life lesson for parents: when they say they need help, no time for denial mode...HELP THEM.
"A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On"
ReplyDeleteWithout a doubt.