How to Survive 2017
Keep doing a small good thing or two or maybe even three, every day.
There Are No Shortcuts. We Need Lament.
Lament is about opening our eyes, not just to let the tears flow, but to really see.
Calling All Mothers: Let’s Make ‘Mother’s Day’ Count
Use Mother’s Day as an opportunity to be a sharp stick in the eye of this country. Occupy Mother’s Day and say enough is enough.
Loving Is an Awkward Business
But Maundy Thursday is a reminder to me, a fairly direct message from Jesus, I believe, to keep going, be brave, and keep diving into the awkward mess of love.
Spring Cleaning, the Donald, and the Gods of Scarcity
Maybe the place to begin that soul cleaning is by taking a look at what we might be holding onto a little too tightly.
This Is No Time for Those Happy Little Christmas Songs
What I actually wanted, I realized, wasn’t a Christmas song. It was an Advent song.
This story starts with me being mad at a black man.
Part of my white privilege, I have come to see, is the privilege not to ask. Not to have to know.
Letting Go Blows
Because let’s be honest: letting go blows.
I’m Needy and Proud of It… Or Trying to Be
I’m starting to think it might be time to reclaim the word “needy” somehow.