Feeding my soul while flattening the curve
At St. Stan’s I learned, “Holy is anyplace it is safe to tell your story. Holy is anyplace that creates justice”
This blog is an exploration of my story and of how God’s love is helping me connect to holiness, love and safety
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In which, I tell you about my miscarriage 14 years ago
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, which is fitting, for me. October 2007 was when I had my miscarriage. I sometimes don’t feel right claiming my grief, because the whole experience was so short. I found out I was pregnant on a Sunday, and the pregnancy ended that Wednesday. In those three daysContinue reading “In which, I tell you about my miscarriage 14 years ago”
Mid-size kid, mid-size problems- and outsized joy. (Happy Birthday, Will)
My son turned 13 yesterday. A teenager! When he was a baby and toddler, my boss – a father of teenagers himself – liked to tell me, “Little kids, little problems. Big kids, big problems.” This was…. an ominous and heavy response to my stories of “he just won’t go to sleep” and “I wonderContinue reading “Mid-size kid, mid-size problems- and outsized joy. (Happy Birthday, Will)”
World Peace Day: Peace is an inside job
Today is World Peace Day. It’s a breather after an intense couple of weeks. We marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11, which for me meant revisiting the darkness of that day and explaining our presence and departure from Afghanistan to our kids. These are dark times for Haitians and other refugees at the southern border.Continue reading “World Peace Day: Peace is an inside job”
