Once upon a time, in a place not too different than the one we live in now, lived a woman not too different than the one she is now. Her hair was less naturally gray, her personality was more naturally extroverted, and her interest in politics was intentionally non-existent.
She cussed and made up words a lot.
As the years passed, she married, reproduced a human life, upgraded husbands, learned that her offspring was, in no particular order: big-hearted, smart, funny, neuro-atypical, and hella queer. Eventually, the woman reconnected with her faith, learned her disinterest in politics was merely a benefit of her many, various unconscious privileges, and vowed to use her big-hearted, fat-bottomed, faith-filled self to make the world a better place through grace, love, and a willingness to screw up and learn while trying.
For the sake of our story, let’s call this woman ME; consider yourself invited along for journey. No charge. No guarantees. No refunds.
Welcome to Chunky Faith.
WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT A CHRISTIAN?
I believe in the transformative power of love, hope, faith, and positivity. I also believe that how those powers are labeled and manifest have limitless possibilities.
I love God and Jesus with my whole heart. But just because I see Christianity as MY way, doesn’t mean that I consider it THE way. Far too many people have had religion used as a weapon to shame and condemn them. Not cool. We can’t do our best job of loving others if we’re too busy judging them.
We’ve all known people who don’t drink the Jesus juice that are much better followers of Christ than some self-proclaimed Christians. So here’s where I stand: whether a person’s moral compass is guided by Jesus, Buddha, Beyoncé, a blade of grass, a baby’s belly laugh, or a jar of peanut butter? I don’t have to share someone’s light and truth to love them in their light and truth. I encourage you to mentally translate any of my spiritual references into an image or concept that resonates with you.
In other words, you do you, boo.
KIRSTEN TRIVIAL PURSUIT
- I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Broad Ripple High School; Janet was ruler of Rhythm Nation and Whitney had her One Moment in Time. Then, while Right Said Fred was being Too Sexy, I attended Beloit College and racked up a bunch of un-sexy student loans to earn my bachelor’s in English and Masters in Teaching.
- I was raised Unitarian, but chose to follow Christianity as a young adult. Today, I’m a proud member of LifeJourney Church in Indianapolis.
- I’ve been a teacher, trainer, writer, account manager, admin, and even spent one day as a clown. Celebrating others has been the driving motivation in every role. I’ve also been fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom at different critical points in my son’s childhood.
- My family has a menagerie of pets that think we exist to indulge their every whim, which is only 24% inaccurate.
- I kinda sorta suck at self-care, but I know that my girth doesn’t equal my worth and that I cherish my hubba-hubba hubby and my magical sloth-unicorn offspring more than anyone in the universe.
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