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Hey there!

Now that you’ve gotten a brief introduction, here’s some more info for you.

My name is Rebecca Lindenbach, and I’m a 21-year-old psychology graduate living in Ottawa. I’m hoping to eventually graduate with my PhD in Clinical Psychology so that I can work with children with behavioural conduct issues and their families.

I married my husband Connor, an amazing man I met my very first semester of school, on July 18, 2015. So yes, I’m a happy newlywed. So I apologize if you all hear way too much about him (#sorrynotsorry).

Whoever said weddings have to be perfect was the biggest liar of all! Here are some of the funny things that went wrong at my wedding, and why they made the day just that much more special for me! Read the rest at lifeasdare.com

I started blogging when I was 10 years old, and my first blog was called “Becca The Great.” Pretty cute in a narcissistic kind of way. But I’ve always had a passion for writing and for helping people pursue their full potential. That’s why I went into psychology in the first place.

But how did Life as a Dare come about?

Life as a Dare started because I was sick and tired of seeing people take their lives for granted–myself included. I became this person who just lived to kill time. Watching Netflix, scrolling through various social media newsfeeds, or getting so deep into the weird part of YouTube that suddenly you look at the clock and it’s 7 hours later and you’ve done nothing with your day. I was sick and tired of it, and decided that it needed to stop.

So a while back, I challenged myself to learn how to live in the moment.

I want to find my true potential, to push my body to limits it has never reached before. I want to learn how to drink in the beauty of God’s creation, and to sit in his presence daily. I want to stop taking my brain for granted and to actually use it for once. You know, pick up a book instead of watching yet another re-run of Friends. I’m nowhere near the person I want to be yet, but I’m a lot closer than I was. Here are some of the things I’ve managed to achieve since changing my focus:

  1. Graduated from university with a great GPA
  2. Maintained a healthy relationship and got married to an amazing guy without going all crazy wife on him while managing to be only a somewhat crazy wife.
  3. Grew my blog to over 100,000+ pageviews a month over a year
  4. Landed a book deal with HarperCollins about teenage rebellion (read the post it’s based on here)

Of course, the things I have left to do is twice as long. Here are some of my bucket-list items:

  1. Actually finish the book I’ve been hired to write (deadline is WAY too close for comfort!)
  2. Write some killer ebooks (because you can never have too many projects going on)
  3. Become a proud dachshund owner
  4. Once, just once, actually finish all of the dishes before the next ones stack up.
  5. Actually finish any knitting project I start
  6. Have children and manage to successfully not screw them up

But I’m sure those won’t be too difficult.

So now I want to help you achieve your goals

This blog is my place to pass on the tips that I learn as I work to conquer my goals. I want to help you escape a life of passivity and to truly live instead of just watching life pass you by.

So join me as I live life as a dare. Challenge yourself, find your purpose, and pursue it with all your heart.

Let’s go!

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Rebecca Danielle Lindenbach is a 21-year-old psych student living in Ottawa, Canada. Knitter, wife, guitar player, classic rock enthusiast.

This blog is to document the journey of a chronic worrier trying to living a life of simplicity, keeping her focus on what really matters. Read on for a satirical take on life from one millennial to another. Read more

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We are all sick but having a toddler means we stil We are all sick but having a toddler means we still went for a walk 😅
Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰 Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰
I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love that she’s perhaps got the worst baby-patterned baldness that I’ve ever seen 🤣
I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I just love him. 

God uses parental imagery for Himself all the time when he talks about his love for us. 

So why do we feel the need to add asterisks to Gods love?

God loves you…. But you don’t deserve it. 
God loves you… but only because Jesus died for you.
God loves you… but you make him sad and angry.
God loves you… but, but, but. 

Yes, we get it. We are sinners. I’m not arguing against that. 

But can I ask you something? 

Why do you think Gods love needs a caveat? 

What are you afraid will happen if you simply accept his unconditional, all-encompassing love for you? 

What are you afraid will happen if you AREN’T a horrible worm God can’t stand to look at? 

What would happen if instead of being motivated by fear of Gods anger and disappointment we were spurred on to good deeds out of Gods magnificent joyful love for us? 

God loves you. No buts. 

———-
(Also shoutout to @pastor_rob_wiesner who was the first pastor I ever heard say in a sermon that God delights in us and just plain likes us without giving a caveat. It made such a profound impact on me and opened my eyes to how anxious of a faith I have had for so long.)
THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. Clea THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. 

Cleaning my kitchen. 
Breastfeeding my daughter.
Reading to my son.
Folding laundry.
Taking care of my home. 

There are some big-name authors who talk about me as if I’m some big evil mastermind, like there’s some huge conspiracy against them, like they’re somehow the victims when they’re the ones who are propped up by the largest organizations in Evangelicalism today. The ones who have made their living off the backs of women who have been bruised and beaten by their false teachings. 

I hate to break it to them, but it’s not true—I’m not anyone special. I’m just a mom who wants better for her kids. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to allow her son to grow up in a church who sees him as a lustful animal who needs women to keep him honest. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to subject her daughter to soul-destroying teachings that her body is a problem, and her role is to be second to a man. 

I’m just a mom who sees the poison you are pouring into her children’s milk, and is finally standing up. 

I think they have to see us as some big mastermind threat. Like some huge, powerful enemy. 

Because the alternative is way scarier. 

The alternative is that we are just normal women. And we aren’t taking your crap anymore.
She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they t She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. ❤️
My kids are good. Yes the baby cries. Yes she bi My kids are good. 

Yes the baby cries. Yes she bites me every now and then. 

Yes Alex spills his milk when he doesn’t pay attention. Yes he has big emotions when he gets overwhelmed. 

But these are not “badness.” These are necessary parts of learning. My kids aren’t just “good kids”—my kids are an example of goodness. 

They remind me every day that although I’m still learning, I was born with the same goodness my kids have. 

The goodness that drives them towards connection. 

The goodness of the look of joy when they learn something new. 

The goodness in satisfaction and contentment found in everyday needs being met. 

I love getting to see that goodness flourish. I don’t have to break their spirits, “beat the devil out of them,” or see them as dirty rotten sinners. 

My job is to foster that goodness. To rejoice when they run towards love, towards Christ, and not get in their way. 

“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matt 19:14
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