How I Detangle My Life
Before church this morning, I participate in a daily morning ritual with my daughters: I detangle their hair. This is not fun ever. We employ
August 29, 2010
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The Love Stockpile
All afternoon, my daughter’s been riding around on her bike. She’s collecting acorns. She loads her pink basket and rides back to a rugged old
August 27, 2010
What’s Worth Keeping?
Yesterday, my oldest daughter had to choose one object from home that best represents her to share with her class. The teacher wrote: “Find one
August 21, 2010
The Interrupting Chicken
I’m told I need to pick my children up in the sanctuary after their first day of Vacation Bible School. It’s a ranch theme, and
August 2, 2010
Google Street View and Happiness
Sometimes when I’m missing certain places, I’ll visit them using Google Street View. I can walk down childhood roads, visit old neighborhoods, observe favorite restaurants
August 1, 2010
Sucking all the Marrow Out
The day stretches out before us. I can let it happen to me, or I can seek out the complexity in common moments. Complexity refers
July 29, 2010
This Isn’t Normal
I’m standing in my clothes, waist high in water. I’m baptizing, with my husband, a great friend. I’m invited to join in this ancient ritual,
July 18, 2010
Why We Need Impossible Goals
I remembered lines from Lewis Carroll’s characters this morning about “impossible things.” Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said, “one can’t believe impossible things.”“I
July 17, 2010
Feeling Homesick at Home
Sometimes I feel homesick. But it’s not for any particular home or family. It’s the weirdest feeling. I’ll be sitting there, doing the dishes or
June 29, 2010
The Real Teal and Strobe Light
I’m not a good traveler. I have massive anxiety when it comes to travel, I get homesick, and I get all out of sorts with
June 20, 2010