Now, I feel bad writing this post because I am a Christian, I love my church, and I love The Church in general, but today after dropping my daughter off at preschool (isn’t this how my last post started?), I chatted with a fellow mother who was having a rough day. In the course of […]
Faith
A Guilt-Free Me
The other morning I brought my oldest son to his first kindergarten field trip. As I watched the slew of kids get on the busses, followed and generally wrangled by a smaller slew of moms and one dad, I asked my friend Pamela when the sign-up was to accompany the kids. She said that those were […]
So This Is Contentment
Here’s how I know God’s at work in my life: Some people across the street from me are building literally the cutest house in the world. And it just keeps getting better and cuter, and I love it. But I have yet to feel jealous! Last weekend, I spent a lot of time talking to […]
Me on Gossip
Psst: I just heard that I posted something on gossip at Gifted For Leadership. Here’s a sampling, then check it out: Gossips Anonymous A little while back, I learned a very juicy (and heartbreaking) tidbit of info. While I was dying to follow up with a “Why? What happened?” I didn’t. I simply said I’d […]
My Loser Column
The following is a sample column I entered into my local paper’s (The Doings) column contest. Didn’t make the cut. Go figure. But I hate to waste the written word—so I’m posting it! A Warmer View of Christians A few months back a new study reported that among the college professors surveyed, over 50 percent […]
God in Mary Janes
“Maybe some women leap into the arms of the Goddess because all of us desperately want the Divine to walk in our Mary Janes.” –Lilian Calles Barger in Chasing Sophia When I first read these words in the beginning of Lilian Calles Barger’s terrific book, I have to admit, I giggled a bit. God in […]
