Lovely Girl, This one was harder to write because I know you read them now. These were supposed to be letters that I gathered when you were 18 to show you that every year I stopped for a moment to reflect on what a gift your life is. But then, you discovered this blog and somehow knowing you're ... Read More about A Belated Birthday Letter to My Girl
Marriage Equality: What Makes an Advocate
I watched a movie the other night on the History Channel called The People Speak that reminded me that our country has been changed by its people, the ones brave enough to speak up, over and over again. It left me wondering if I am brave enough to stand up for something. I came to the conclusion ... Read More about Marriage Equality: What Makes an Advocate
When Your Village Is Life or Death
Imagine for a minute you're moving along regularly with your life when something catastrophic happens. Maybe your baby is born with a disability. Maybe your preschooler is in a car accident and has sustained brain trauma. Maybe your teenager falls just six inches the wrong way on a playing field and ... Read More about When Your Village Is Life or Death
A New Kind of Marathon With No Excuses
A million years ago, my brother and I completed the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, DC. He went on to run other marathon and road races. I went on to have babies, gain weight and become an expert at listing reasons why I would never run another marathon again. During those years I was ... Read More about A New Kind of Marathon With No Excuses
Leaning in: Back to School Edition
Oh, hey. You're still here? That's awesome. I'm not sure I would have hung around as long as you have so thanks. You're swell. I've had all these great things to write about here with all the madness in the news lately and of course the day to day madness of working in a church and living life in a ... Read More about Leaning in: Back to School Edition
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