Last week I went to Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time. What do you say after a sentence like that? I feel pressure to qualify it somehow. Like, listen. I’m…
What Baked Potatoes Taught Me about Renewing My Mind
For nearly two years now, I’ve been seeing a counselor every week. This week, we talked about something I never expected: baked potatoes. Here’s the context: Imagine I just cooked…
My kids are totally giddy about the changing of seasons. Last week we moved from winter into spring – although someone forgot to tell the temperature…it was almost 70 degrees….
This week the world is a little more aware of relationships. Whether we’re sending chocolates to a secret crush, buying flowers for a spouse, baking cookies for our co-workers, filling…
As someone often asked to give my perspective on abortion and legal developments, I have confided carefully over the past few years that I foresee that abortion and even late-term…
I once read this great illustration in Reader’s Digest: My friend Kimberly announced that she had made a New Year’s resolution to start a diet to lose some pounds she…
“If it wasn’t for guns we wouldn’t be in this mess!” “If someone was carrying a gun, they could have prevented this disaster!” “It’s those corrupt cops that get away…
Recently, at various times and in various places, I’ve found myself feeling a little purposeless. On the days when life feels like it’s passing too slowly, when every day begins…
