This seems silly now but I genuinely didnt know that not being a mom was an acceptable option until I read the excellent book Flux by Peggy Orenstein. I had just been following the formula and adjusting my timeline as I passed - and failed - each expected checkpoint (married by 26 - nope, first kid by 29 - nope).…

There’s a new commercial on Hulu for United Methodist Churches that says “Church can happen anywhere” ...that phrase really scares me for some reason...like I’m going to wake up in my house, go downstairs, and there’s church going on.... gives me the chills.