JULIA HARTLIEB

Close your eyes and take a breath. If something feels off — if your soul feels a little heavy, a little cluttered, a little worn — don’t ignore it. Pay attention. Lent is not about pretending we’re perfect; it’s about turning honestly toward God and letting Him do the deep work we cannot do...

Baby — stop. Stop pretending. Stop shrinking. Stop waiting for perfect timing. Drop the act. Drop the fear. Drop the lie that you don’t matter or that today doesn’t count. Roll up your sleeves. You are not too late. You are not too tired. You are not too broken to be used by...

Baby, I am not a fan of the mandatory hug. I tend to hug only people who came out of me or people who put people inside of me (yes, pause, let that settle). So if I hug you—or more accurately, if I allow you to hug me—it means something. Something real. Something chosen. Something big...