This Easter. . .
This Easter is going to be different. I probably sound hypocritical stating how uncomfortable I am talking about death in one post and then writing about that very topic in another post. I didn’t plan on talking about it anymore, but lately, it’s all we’ve been talking about. On Sunday, Boo came out of her…
Life’s Big Questions and how to avoid them
At this moment, I am sitting in the warmth of a sunbeam, sipping a cup of tea, and enjoying a quiet afternoon while both my girls nap. What a glorious moment. Or, at least it would be, except for the dead ladybug sitting in a jar on the windowsill next to me. It’s springtime. Dead…
A “Wasted” Life
Easter this year felt special. I guess it does every year, but I thought a lot this Lent and Easter season about the meaning of all of this in a way that I haven’t before. In our reflection time on Sunday, I wrote: “What does Easter mean to me? I don’t really know exactly.…
Journeys of Healing and Wholeness
Thinking about trauma and how it impacts our lives, I begin to see it everywhere. Is everything a story of something whole becoming broken, and seeking to become whole again? Is this our human story? Taking STAR – Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience – with my colleagues from the Intensive English Program this spring…
