We are launching kids now. They are gathering their things, and their wits, and making plans, and leaving. Just one now, but soon another, and then I guess it snowballs. I’m not naive – I realize they will likely ping-pong back and forth for a bit but essentially, they are being pulled by the irresistible … More Access
Jehovah Shalom, The God who brings peaceYou have created us intricatelyWe are known from long before our first gasp and are seen beyond our last ragged exhaleEvery step and stage is known by youIn complexity and intricacy you have designed us and bear witness to our growth and developmentOh Curator of change who remains unchangingWe, … More A prayer for parents of teens
Bend and Stretch The inauguration of lazy summer mornings on July 1 was interrupted by urgent and violent trips to the loo, not by me, but by my poor husband. Over the course of the holiday weekend we spent many hours in ER, trying to resolve the issue – eventually identified as Campylobacter of unknown … More Six
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~ Anton Chekhov April is National Poetry Month, so it seemed fitting… When God made a woman He portioned Adam’s rib But when He made a mother He formed her from shattered stone And thread In the forge of … More Four
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. ~ Barbara Kingsolver Nostalgia. The word, translated from the literal Greek, means “the pain of returning home”. Johannes Hofer, a Swiss medical student, originally coined … More THREE
Some thoughts on the past 4 months… It all started last July. To be honest, it was even before that; the discontent and restlessness prompting me to look for a change. In the middle of a pandemic, when you work in healthcare, the logical place to look for change is in your work. So when … More A brief briefing
Today has been an abundant day. A journey through an atlas of emotions, and now that the sun is gone, my heart is stretched. It is Sunday – Mother’s Day – and it began in failure as my desire to worship together with my children at church was outweighed by the slowness of the … More Mother’s Day
Wind and Bone 