Category: Feminist

• to Sabbath like a lizard

  To Sabbath Like a LizardI didn’t read my Bible today.I sprawled out on our aging deckand kicked off my shoes.The skin of my bellyinadvertently made contactwith the sun-warmed wood underneath.I can see why lizards do this, I thought.I heard the leaves rustle overheadas the breeze swept through my haira dog barkeda bird warbledI became aware […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  February 21, 2022

  Beloved Community, Community, Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Healing, Poetry, Women

  Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Poetry, Prayer, Transformation, Women

• power trip

  Power Trip Signs, wonders, and miracles are the shiny packages that tell us of God’s might but oh,  how we have despised God’s weakness! And in so doing, perhaps we have learned to despise our own. But Jesus submitted to the vulnerability of birth and death and all the joy and pain and every-day-ness in […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  December 24, 2021

  Christianity, Feminist, Motherhood, Poetry, Theology, Women

  Christianity, Christmas, Feminist, Motherhood, Poetry, Theology

• My Body is Not a Conversation Piece: when small talk is not so small

  Ladies, we need to talk. To start with, I’d like to share an excerpt from my book-in-progress: “Rachel!” a voice said. Rachel looked up to see a long-time friend approaching her.  “Marion! Hello! Sorry, June’s having a rough morning.” “No worries, I totally understand! I won’t keep you. I can see that you’re busy, but […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  January 10, 2019

  Belovedness, Body, Feminist, Identity, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, People Pleasing, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Women

  Belovedness, Bodies, Body, Body Positivity, Motherhood, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Women