Fun Family Dinner Question
What piece of culture best explains America? I first came across this question–and 17 answers–in the New York Times, but I also asked our family how they would respond. Penny…
What piece of culture best explains America? I first came across this question–and 17 answers–in the New York Times, but I also asked our family how they would respond. Penny…
Penny sent me a text on her first night of Camp PALS: “With my favorite girl at my favorite place.” The next day, the text read, “Best year ever.” Penny…
I’ve been hanging out in Jesus’ words to people of his day that come in Matthew 5. They contain a list of blessings, beginning with blessings to the people we…
I’m a white woman who went to an Ivy League school. I’m pretty sure my grades and leadership positions in high school meant that I “merited” a spot in that…
If you are a parent or educator of teenagers, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents needs to be on your summer reading list. (If this…
Hi! For those of you who are new around here, I’m Amy Julia. This community grows almost daily, so here’s a short introduction. My husband, Peter, and I met in…
Jesus made this famous set of odd statements about those who are blessed. He started out with these declarations: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom…
"He thought enough of this country to tell the truth," writes Esau McCaulley about Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" McCaulley goes on:…
Happy 4th of July! We’ve entered that phase of family life where we aren’t even all together on holidays anymore. Right now, Penny is at Camp PALS and Marilee heads…
I love stories that remind me of the power of building on strengths rather than focusing on deficits. In disability circles, it’s really easy to pay attention to what our…