Let Me Introduce Myself
Let me introduce myself! Four things to know about me. I am: Mom to middle-aged children. Both spiritual and religious. A polite activist. Loving and hating the Whole 30. (Every…
Inviting God Into My Constraints
This is a season of constraints. Remote learning at home. Social distancing. Celebrating holidays during a pandemic. Navigating a contentious election. This week, our kids were home for three days…
Faith Is Trusting in the End of the Story
How do we have faith that a good ending is coming? I know lots of people in pain right now. Some are in physical pain—my friend whose husband needs back…
Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes
Want a glimpse of Small Talk behind-the-scenes? How do my kids REALLY feel about being stuck at home with our family?! What do they think I am having a hard…
#25: Merry Christmas
Episode #25 — Merry Christmas: Our children will open presents today, and their joy at receiving gifts that they cannot buy for themselves will remind me of the extravagant and…
#24: Birthday Party for Jesus
Episode #24 — Birthday Party for Jesus: Our tradition on Christmas Eve is to throw a birthday party for Jesus. As we approach the mayhem of Christmas morning, we remind…
#22: Seeing the Darkness
Episode #22 — Seeing the Darkness: In today’s episode I talk about our options when we see the darkness inside our own lives, like a ketchup stain on a shirt.…
#21: Darkness and Light
Episode #21 — Darkness and Light: The darkness of the human heart. We don’t like to talk about that darkness, not at Christmastime, and really not ever. But if Jesus…
#20: Joy All Year Round
Episode #20 — Joy All Year Round: When I sing Christmas hymns to my children at night, I am naming something that runs deeper than peppermint ice cream and mistletoe,…
#17: Ordinary Hard Stuff
Episode #17 — Ordinary Hard Stuff: Today’s reflection comes from a time when our kids were little, our cat was alive, and I was in a hard spot personally. A…
