Black Sheep Diary

For too many years I felt like something was wrong with me because I didn't naturally fit the mold of what I thought a good pastor ought to be. I carried adouble dose of shame: I felt bad that I didn't "fit in" as a pastor type and I also felt bad about having to hide my fullest, truest self to live up to that role. Ifelt like a black sheep in the back of the pen. It took friends inviting me into their vulnerable moments to give me the courage to share my own.In this collection, you...
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For too many years I felt like something was wrong with me because I didn't naturally fit the mold of what I thought a good pastor ought to be. I carried adouble dose of shame: I felt bad that I didn't "fit in" as a pastor type and I also felt bad about having to hide my fullest, truest self to live up to that role. Ifelt like a black sheep in the back of the pen. It took friends inviting me into their vulnerable moments to give me the courage to share my own.In this collection, you will find 52 poems, one for every week of the year. If you are like me, you probably sit with your emotions for a bit, and this pacing gives you space to meditate on a piece for several days if you wish. My hope is that in these confessions you will find the words your soul has been wanting to say, and maybe they will give you the courage to show up as your truest self, raw edges and all.