When at age 24 I accepted a job offer to teach at an international Christian school in Singapore, and began...
Evil
Five Ways to Process the Sandy Hook Shooting – Special Post+
My husband and I were driving icy roads to Santa Fe when I read of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. I...
What can I promise?+
When I found out I was pregnant with my son I began to ask some new questions, like, “What can...
Monsters, Mantra and Prayer+
Two weeks ago, we visited friends in New Hampshire and happened to choose an episode of the Backyardigans that involved...
Remembering Shirley Jean+
I tell a lot of stories because my grandma liked to tell stories. She talked about her family and ancestors...
Emergency Weddings and Beautiful Moments+
One Monday in late March, my friend Suzanne called to ask if I could play the piano for her in...
Tears and Donuts+
Much has been made of the organic, low sugar, low carb diets. But this is not a post about eating...
A long obedience in the same direction+
The bike path drawn alongside my grade school ran straight and black. My 6th-grade cross country coach made us trace...
Doubting the Ideal+
Under a sunny spring sky, my sister-in-law treated us to a day at Disneyland last month. My two-year-old son loved...
The Grey Before Spring+
I’m in that pit again. Somehow I ended up down there, wiping dirt off my hands while at the same...
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