I’m thrilled to feature one of my favorite posts by one of my favorite bloggers today. Corinne from Trains, Tutus, and Teatime agreed to let me share her post, which for some reason (since that title doesn’t appear anywhere) I’ve called “Monsters” in my head. This is a classic example of Corinne’s ability to “see [...]
I am heavy and full right now, waterlogged with feeling, tired and a bit burned from exposure to the sun, both literal and figurative. The changes of the last month or two are settling in, making themselves at home, and the rhythm of this new reality (albeit an interlude for just this summer, which creates [...]
So, I read a lot of blogs. We’ve established that. Still, I have my very favorites, those that I treasure and hold dear, whose words routinely speak straight to my heart. Heather’s blog, The Extraordinary Ordinary, is one of those very favorites. It has been such a joy to get to know her in the [...]
I grew up in Paris. I went to French school, learned to read in French, and when we moved home my parents said Hilary and I were mostly playing together in French. Point is, I spoke fluent French. These days? Not so much. I can barely remember any words, and I certainly can’t read it [...]
I was flattered when Lauren from Embracing the Detour asked me to share the story of my life’s big detour. The detour that began one Friday morning when, wearing my Madonna-in-concert headset and on a conference call about recruiting plans for the next year, I glanced down at a pregnancy test and saw two pink [...]
I am delighted to be over that The Kitchen Table today, writing about talking to my kids about God and understanding in a new way what holiness is. Also, thanks to Corinne at Trains, Tutus and Teatime for showing me the way to this great, collaborative site.
I’m absolutely delighted to be participating in Snippets at Boy Crazy: finding clarity in the chaos today. Elizabeth’s brilliant idea about collaborative art makes the most of this disparate and wonderful web community. Together our voices and eyes can be more than any of us is individually. I love the concept she has pioneered and [...]
Karen Maezen Miller is one of my idols. No, really. She, even on the screen, radiates peace, calm, and the hard-won wisdom of someone who has really put in her time to live in her life. I mention the hard-won part because my sense is that for her this is a practice, a deliberate effort. [...]
Have you ever come home in a blog? So asks Terresa at the outset of her post today at her beautiful blog, The Chocolate Chip Waffle. And, yes, yes, yes! I have, Terresa, and your gorgeous blog is one of those places. Actually it is the home I dream of, because your writing is so [...]
It is my distinct privilege to be guest posting at Motherese today. I am so glad to have found Kristen and as I said when I featured her words here last Thursday, she writes beautifully about questions of identity, politics, parenting, and living in this world. Her posts are shot through with personal reflection and [...]
