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I haven’t blogged in three months and I’m not proud of this. The last time you heard from me I had sore legs from hiking and was reading...
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- Jun 26, 2013
- 3 min
Years and Cheers: Hold Your Head High, 48
Yesterday was my birthday and I spent an hour of it in the dentist’s chair. By choice. I’m not proud of myself for scheduling a dentist...
- Apr 30, 2013
- 4 min
How I Talk To My Daughter About Terrorists (and other tragedies)
Alison and I watched CNN together the night of the Boston Marathon bombings and the night the suspect was captured. I know that family...
- Apr 14, 2013
- 3 min
Why I’m Ditching These Accessories
So it’s come to this. I can’t imagine why a dog would allow herself to be so demeaned by a 12 year-old who claims to love her, however...
- Nov 1, 2012
- 3 min
Thoughts on a Hurricane
On our return trip from Ghana Sunday afternoon, I barely escaped New York’s JFK airport ahead of Sandy. Having just flown in from the...
- Oct 26, 2012
- 3 min
Ghana in October, Day Six : Wrapping Up in the Dark
It’s official: the SDA School Computer Lab is now up and running! Otis and the other IT instructors know computers. They got everything...
- Sep 21, 2012
- 3 min
Join Us on the Front Porch: We’re All Messed Up
I’m a rut girl when it comes to exercise, which means that I walk the exact same route at the same pace every morning. And many mornings,...
- Aug 24, 2012
- 3 min
We Said Goodbye Today
I’ve said in earlier posts that I do not like goodbyes. But on this rainy Friday we said one at a funeral home, and then the final...
- Aug 11, 2012
- 3 min
Saving Seats in Church
I grew up in the church I attend, which makes me a bit of a relic. It’s an evangelical Baptist church and I live in the Bible belt, so...
- Jul 11, 2012
- 3 min
Shameless Plug: The Mia Column
I used to edit a print magazine, Mia. For three years, my publishing partners and I birthed a “baby” every three months and then proudly...
- Jun 27, 2012
- 6 min
The Simple Made Complicated
I’ve just finished reading the Journal of Christian Legal Thought, Spring 2012 issue. At this point, you are about to click off this post...
- Apr 29, 2012
- 4 min
The Sanctity of Every Life
I have a friend who attends quite a few pro-life rallies. She believes deeply in the sanctity of life and so she holds placards on street...
- Apr 13, 2012
- 4 min
Growing Up Born Again
The title of this post is also the name of a book by Patricia Klein. I think that could be me on the cover – minus the older brother...
- Feb 19, 2012
- 4 min
Last Week’s Lessons from Ugandan Women
There are those moments when everything in your life gets put in sharp, pointed, and sometimes painful perspective. Last Thursday, I sat...
- Feb 8, 2012
- 3 min
Uncomfortable Places: Life Begins Here
In an unintended effort to find numerous and varied ways to waste even more time on my computer, I have entered into the world of...
- Jan 10, 2012
- 4 min
Gift Bags for the Red Lights
It happened again last week. As I was approaching a red light after exiting the expressway, I saw the man sitting on the side of the...
- Dec 27, 2011
- 3 min
Receiving
I got everything I wanted for Christmas and a few things that weren’t on my list. Life is like that. We receive it all and realize that...
- Dec 13, 2011
- 3 min
Advent Week Three: Be Still
I grew up hating conflict until I got to college and found my voice. I blame my conflict avoidance as a kid on my status as an only...
- Dec 5, 2011
- 3 min
Advent Week Two: Born for This
I forced Erin to take piano lessons for a very good reason: because my mother forced me. In the course of her compulsory years at the...
- Nov 27, 2011
- 3 min
Advent Week One: The Manger Scene
When Alison was in her first Christmas pageant she was chosen to portray the mute and blessed Mary. I was so proud my daughter had landed...