Bureaucracy and Disability
One of the things they tell you when you're a parent of a child with disabilities is that the bureaucracy is going to be awful. I thought it would be.…
Retreating and Reimagining
A few times a year, I spend a few nights away from my family, by myself. This time, while I’m away for the week, I’m working on a NEW project…
Two Resources for the Season of Lent
Two Resources for the Season of Lent: 1. Small Group Guide & Video Series 2. Daily Devotional For those of you who pay attention to the church calendar, Lent arrives…
Our Song for Penny’s 18th Birthday
Penny requested a song on the occasion of her 18th birthday. She also gave us instructions on the tune—we could refer to You Belong With Me or Our Song by…
Recap of Holiday Fun
Sometimes the holidays are one long stressful reminder of all the childhood wounds and irritations and conflicts you’ve ever tried to work through in therapy. And sometimes they are just…
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How to Reflect on a Just-Get-Through-It Year
“You aren’t going to figure it out. You’re just going to get through it.” My friend Patricia first said to me years ago, when I was enduring sleepless nights with…
Penny Turns 18
Our daughter Penny turns 18 today. She’s not at home with us, as it turns out. Rather, she is at a retreat center with a group of other teenagers for…
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Holy Longing
Christmas is a season of holy longing. Whether we are singing along to "Holly Jolly Christmas" or "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," we are longing for joy. Whether we are…
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When Love Shows Up
On Christmas we celebrate because love has shown up in our world. Not in some vague, abstract way. But love, in the flesh, in the person of Jesus. And when…
Holy Disruption
When Mary hears the message that she has been chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus, Luke tells us she was “troubled.” When King Herod hears from the…
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