Inclusion in the Church Age
The entire story of the Bible, for all nations and all people, heads toward an invitation to inclusion, not exclusion. – Sara Gaston Barton Separation […]
Vote Early, Vote Often
Election season is upon us. Personally, I know I have found my blood pressure rising as I scroll through new articles and social media posts. […]
A Million Things Spoken and 1 Thing That Wasn't
Sixteen and a half years ago, Jay and I made a decision to become foster parents. Caleb was an infant, and I was pregnant with […]
Tears
I have developed an intimacy with tears over the past few years. I no longer wipe them away or hide them from others. Unless they […]
Reckless Love
Here is the backwards way about life: the more deeply you live and the more deeply you love, the more deeply you hurt. Loving is […]
When What Doesn’t Make You Stronger Does Kill You
As a school teacher and mother of school aged children, life is measured not in calendar years, but school years. 2009-2010 Six years ago was […]
The Other: Our desire to separate
I am a reader. I don’t mean that each year I can check a large number of books off my laundry list of literary titles, […]
An Open Letter to Mental Health Professionals Who Work With Teenagers: 7 things you ought to know
March 2016 Dear Mental Health Professionals, 1: I appreciate all you are doing to help us: Thank you! I want to thank you for the […]
The Year of Jubilee
For the past six years I have written a New Year’s Eve post. Six years in which I said something like, “Boy this year was […]
10 New Year's Resolutions for Mediocre -at- Best Mothers of Teens
Exercise daily– Health is important. You need to develop your stamina to make it through these days. Each day do a sit-up. Yes, […]