![best of 2009 – best trip + restaurant moment](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/30093631/4154751378_76a5aac985_o.jpg)
![best of 2009 – best trip + restaurant moment](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/30093631/4154751378_76a5aac985_o.jpg)
![especially brave in love](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/30093607/3871703156_3756be5065_o.jpg)
especially brave in love
(photo by andrea scher) last week when the lovebombers gathered, katherine painted words + phrases on our bodies -talk about a powerful exercise. the words and phrases we chose were delicate, yet powerful tellings of our stories and of our spirits. when it was my turn...![if your soul is calling, listen.](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/30093606/3860754434_664bd9d539.jpg)
if your soul is calling, listen.
(photo by tracey clark) jen and i have been getting several emails asking for advice on how to create a gathering of women similar to lovebomb. here’s the quick and dirty of how we did it. of course, you can do it however you’d like, but the most important...![did i mention that i had the best time?](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/30093605/3840856790_33e0544cab_o.jpg)
did i mention that i had the best time?
because i did. there was dancing…..here we (me + andrea) are cracking ourselves up doing the running man and the ride-the-pony moves: and more pure joy: dear universe, please don’t let me ever forget how much fun it is to...![the beauty of creative messes](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/30093604/3834339419_53a9c36a1c_o.jpg)
the beauty of creative messes
(photo by ali edwards) (photo by brene brown) it’s late. i should be in bed. or packing up my artful messes. or cleaning. but all i can think about is all that happened these last many days. i wanted to share what it looks like when you spread out a sheet, open...![lovebomb 2009](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/30093550/3841328754_da75c2e504.jpg)
lovebomb 2009
(photo by tracey clark) (photo by jen lee) i’m stumbling over my words today…bear with me as i sound downright dramatic, like a teenager in love. i’ve been in manzanita, oregon for several days with the lovebombers (a group that started last year...![2008. a review.](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/30021738/Screen-Shot-2016-03-22-at-2.10.20-PM.png)
2008. a review.
dear 2008, you were an insane year if i do say so myself. so much activity. so much whirlwind. sometimes i wasn’t sure of my footing, and other times i savored the flight. in the end, even with all the rolling ups + downs, you were nothing less than magical. and...![thoughts on having your portrait taken (yikes!)](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/30093439/2885962582_ea49cc0a30_o.jpg)
thoughts on having your portrait taken (yikes!)
photo by denise andrade like so many other women, i’ve struggled with how i look. my hair is too thin. my skin is splotchy. my arms are too flabby. you know how it goes. i grew up in a household where the women seemed to undermine their beauty over and over...![brave in sadness, brave in love](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/30093429/2755027976_85c92593b8_o.jpg)
brave in sadness, brave in love
(the magic of manzanita, oregon. captured by the eyes of karen walrond) the truth is is that i wasn’t sure if i should blog about the love bomber retreat. i worried about hurt feelings, bee stings of the heart, friends feeling left out. lord knows these are all...![love bombers retreat (day 1)](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/30093428/2765165668_9f0e1f3774_o.jpg)
love bombers retreat (day 1)
this photo magically captures the intense pride and warmth and beaming of how i felt the entire time (karen has a talent for capturing the essence of who we are, whether we know it yet or not). tears are welling up over here as i sit on this red couch of mine. i...![lovebomb is born](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/30093428/IMG_0181-1-2.jpg)
lovebomb is born
(andrea scher, jen lemen, ali edwards, karen walrond, me, hula, mati rose, myriam joseph, jen lee, brene brown, jen gray , alex, tracey clark – photo by tracey) many months ago jen lemen and i had a vision, a hopeful retreat idea to bring a few women together on...![in portland!](https://cdn2.kellyraeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/30093427/2708283135_8e8b367d4e_o.jpg)