I’ve been all elbows and knees lately, figuratively speaking of course. I always seem to say the wrong thing, and I can’t even blame it on my runaway mouth. I even type the wrong thing, when the time it takes to write should give me sufficient pause to figure out whether I’m saying something idiotic or constructive. Alas … Last week I… Read More
William is my wild card. When I was pregnant with Juliet and Gabriel – after knowing what sex they were, and what they would be called – I sent up a specific prayer for each of them about the qualities I wanted them to have. It’s funny because the prayers have come true so far – but with the answered prayers, some unexpected quirks. Hurdles that have to… Read More
Hey you, who lack confidence – you, who are frozen with insecurity. Yes, you! You don’t have to stay this way, you know. This is not the real you. But it’s been so many years, has it? Year after year without changing? Those cringe memories that cause a stab of shame that only grows worse over the years instead of better? Those… Read More
I dreamt about a wave last night. I can’t tell whether the waterway I accessed was supposed to be an amusement park ride, like one we went to recently, or whether it was a canal-way that was supposed to take me out of danger. But I stepped into the water, and was carried away. I’m a good swimmer, so I… Read More
One of my first questions, as soon as I was made aware of the magnitude of the crisis, was how to help the Syrian refugees?! To my discredit, I remained largely in ignorance until the photo of Aylan Kurdi appeared. Regardless of your stance on the appropriateness of the photo, I am confident of your compassion for the victims. You… Read More
This week’s question comes from Melanie‘s son, who wants to know why God would create man knowing we would sin. Here’s what he asked: Question: “If God knew we’d screw up and have struggles in this world only to fight to get to Heaven and return to Him, why’d He create us at all or why didn’t He just create Heaven… Read More
