We keep saying it: “This is an unprecedented time.” We open emails with, “How are you doing in the midst of this craziness?” We are all feeling a change, an uncertainty, a distance, and an internal conversation in regards to…
We keep saying it: “This is an unprecedented time.” We open emails with, “How are you doing in the midst of this craziness?” We are all feeling a change, an uncertainty, a distance, and an internal conversation in regards to…
I was born in the 1970s, the era of yellow shag carpet, avocado refrigerators, and deep brown kitchen cupboards. From this must remain my aversion to olive-green and mustard-colored accessories! This era then shifted into the dusty pinks and country-blues…
I have been living in this lesson for decades. As a patient and understanding person, it takes quite a bit to upset me. I will forgive the mistakes and offenses of others, and will gladly intervene with compassion in a…
It has been seven years since I served as a volunteer in Haiti, a time that was precious, blessed, traumatic, challenging, joyful, and heartbreaking. When I returned to the US in 2013, I struggled through a difficult transition, facing reverse…
No. We use it often, of course, with children, pets, siblings, parents. It is very commonly a two-year-old’s favorite word, a word of rebellion, and the testing of independence. Why is it, then, that when we become adults, saying, “no,”…
Hello, friends! I am not the least bit trepidatious to join this extraordinary group of women who share a commitment to stories, speaking from their hearts to witness the hard and “brutiful” – that is brutal yet beautiful – work…
