Life — Blog — Meredith Storrs

Where to Take Your Grief

Between the SBC report and Robb Elementary this week, it feels surreal to be safely sitting on my couch watching Beauty and the Beast with my nine-year-old daughter…

Cornerstone West LA, Most Recent, LifeMeredith StorrsMay 26, 2022grief, sexual abuse, school shootings, ParentingComment

First Day Back from Maternity Leave: A Boilerplate

If you’ve ever worked in marketing and communications, then you know the importance of having some boilerplate language for various crisis communications scenarios. Today is not my first day back at work, but as with many big moments in life, I already know what I will need to say—really what I will need to preach to myself—when that day arrives. This is my boilerplate return to work post.

Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsFebruary 2, 2021work, motherhoodComment

The Gift of Freedom and the Family it Unites

Fourth of July growing up in Texas was sticky. My cousins and I would start the day gathering our bikes, strollers, wagons—anything with wheels—and draping them in red, white, and blue to create a circle-driveway parade at my grandfather’s house. By 10 am, it was over 100 degrees, so we’d plunge our sticky selves into the pool and fill our bellies with watermelon and those special processed snacks that you could always count on from Pappaw…

LifeMeredith StorrsJuly 31, 2020Wild Faith Co, Texas, community, Galatians, Los Angeles, race, freedom, AmericaComment

"This is Not the Life I Chose"

Cornerstone West LA, Life, Vocation, Most RecentMeredith StorrsJuly 17, 2020Covid-19, podcast, choice, idolatryComment

Talk Like a Pirate Day, Part 2

It was about a year ago. We were eating dinner at the dining table in our living room. Behind us, a tarp blocked off the real dining room, which had no ceiling. Sawdust and particles of whatever used to insulate our hundred-year-old attic covered the heavy cardboard that covered our wood floors. It was hot, and our summer renovation projects had reached the point where the glamour and excitement was wearing thin, replaced by impatience and the struggle to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsAugust 23, 2019teeth, beautyComment

How LEGO Taught Me to Let it Go

LEGO. The magic of those little bricks. Endless possibility. Delightful tiny replicas. Adorably mis-proportioned accessories.

Family, Most Recent, LifeMeredith StorrsJuly 10, 2019LEGO, Disney, toys, marriage, compromise, 1 CorinthiansComment

Laughing at the Day to Come

The problem with being in your 20s is that you have a lot to say (and some of it is quite good) but you haven't yet earned the spiritual street cred for people to listen. Now in my 30s, I probably do have a few nuggets to share, but the imposter syndrome can be debilitating. I expect that by my 40s, I'll have achieved the right seasoning.

Life, Womanhood, Most Recent, PopularMeredith StorrsApril 16, 2019aging, Proverbs 31, Shakespeare, booksComment

The Why of KonMari

Chances are, if you haven’t personally assessed every item in your home for joy-sparking, someone on your social media feed has. She’s evangelizing about her newfound freedom thanks to Marie Kondo, Japanese organizing consultant, and all-around delightful inspiration for former-hoarders. Few people can simultaneously judge your messy home and somehow make you feel good about your capacity to change.

Life, Most Recent, PopularMeredith StorrsApril 9, 2019KonMari, tidyComment

I Can Do It Myself

"I can do it myself," replies the small boy I carried in my belly not four, short years ago. And he does—struggling at awkward angles to force his head through, wiggling squishy hands and toes each into their proper sleeve. What once was my job is now his, and I watch him closely, almost scientifically. I want to mark these movements in my memory's timeline. A baby, but now a boy...

Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsMarch 22, 2018Anderson Columbus, growing upComment

On Liking People

I recently picked up one of Jen Hatmaker's audiobooks to listen to during my commute. For the Love is the second most recent in a slew of books written by this popular blogger. I keep hearing her mentioned and lauded around on social media. Then, she got caught up in a controversy about her "stance" on a certain theological issue, which really piqued my interest...

Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsFebruary 20, 2018books, Community Comments

Is Money Your Master?

Reposted from Cornerstone West LA. We are a camping family. So periodically we pack down the car with our tent and sleeping bags and head out into the middle of nowhere to enjoy God’s creation. No screens and no wifi, instead there is hiking and a lot of dirt and sweat and sore muscles. At the end of each day, after the kids have exhausted themselves and are tucked in for the night, we enjoy a few meditative moments watching the campfire flames flicker in the dark. Fire is a great servant, but a terrible master...

Cornerstone West LA, Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsFebruary 8, 2018money, campingComment

Such a Time as This

I first began blogging in college at a site I called "Esther." The pseudonym was inspired by the Biblical character of the same name, whose story I've been enamored with since early high school. It had all the drama and princess theming that appealed to me during that life stage—a tale of a young girl plucked from obscurity, who wins the heart of a king, then uses her position to rescue her people during a time of need. I adopted a verse from her narrative as a sort of personal theme: "But who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Life, Most RecentMeredith StorrsAugust 25, 2017Esther, diversityComment