I didn’t write Monday’s blog post. I couldn’t find the words or the means or the sense of self, so I didn’t write. It was the first time in months that I didn’t write a Monday post. Then, yesterday during the day I considered giving up my blog entirely, which is silly. But there’s a…
I’ve been overwhelmed by the state of my Facebook feed. The presidential election has me in knots. Now, the racial crisis has come onto the scene in full color and I can’t stay silent. I believe in the equality of all people. Absolutely. But, I’ve been surprised on Facebook and Instagram to read that #AllLivesMatter as if…
Each day we go about our business, walking past each there, catching each other’s eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is sticking up a hem, darning a hole in…
It’s easy to get stuck praying the way we’ve always prayed. We are, after all, creatures of habit. What happens when the tried and true way you’ve always prayed seems to hit the ceiling and goes nowhere? My friend, April Yamasaki, shares her experience with silent prayer. As part of the children’s time one Sunday…
“There’s a pattern in these Commandments of setting things apart so that their holiness will be perceived. Every day is holy, but the Sabbath is set apart so that the holiness of time can be experienced. Every human being is worthy of honor, but the conscious discipline of honor is learned from this setting apart…
We set out on our journeys with God and sometimes without even realizing it, we also have a set of very specific desired outcomes. What happens when none of it turns out as expected? My dear friend, Katie, shares her journey below as a guest post this week. There are times in life when I…
It’s a huge honor to have a piece I wrote about bodies, about breasts and backsides, about responsibility and equality up at She Loves Magazine. Please jump over there and read, comment, join the conversation. I’ll be back on Monday! Breasts, Backsides and the Table of Equality
This morning Rodrigo and I took the kids to a winter sports camp at one of the schools in town. They’ll get to play soccer, tennis, various other games, and at the end of every day they get to swim for an hour. We signed them up for this camp for a couple of reasons….
I recently read The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater. It’s a YA Fantasy and in all honesty I wasn’t all that hopeful, but it’s about horses, wild horses from Irish myths and I decided to read it. In the end, I read it in one long sitting, staying up till late in the night just…
Today I’m flying off! Leaving Seattle. I will write more tomorrow while I’m in New York. If I don’t have internet, I’ll write on Wednesday…
