When I preached at my church, I had to learn how to leave space between my words. It took me over a decade before my brave husband finally said to me, "You throw punch after punch at me, thought after thought ... I need you to give some space between your thoughts so I can […]

William James - the great philosopher and psychologist - talked about the “ceaseless frenzy” in which we always feel that we “should be doing something else.” Do you ever feel this way? You sit to read and you think, "I should be doing something more productive." You watch TV but keep flipping channels, sure that […]

I read an essay about the new congressman, George Santos. It made me sad. Not only that a person would feel the need to embellish their resume to win an election, but that a person would feel their real life was so inadequate they would lie so blatantly. A quote within the essay caught my […]

I have been away from writing for a few weeks. Holidays and all, yes ... But I have also been thrust into the world of caregiving, a world I have enjoyed being away from since the intensive days of motherhood and having kids at home. My husband, Chuck, has had chronic pain from a failed […]

When kids become adults and move out, they often leave treasures behind. I tend to claim them as my own at that point. Seems fair. One lovely book left behind is Paula Greenberg's The Complete Psalms: The book of prayer songs in a new translation. I love so many things about Greenberg's translation of the […]

I read a lot. My mom used to find me in our living room sitting on the floor by my favorite chair, surrounded with piles of books I had checked out from the library. I cannot get enough. I want to share a few I am loving, one at a time. The first is a […]