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Disaster Graphics, Sleepless Babies and the Long-Haul

My oldest child, Zack, turns twenty-one Sunday. Wow, right? I remember when I first brought him home. I was geared up for motherhood. I was organized. I had routines. I slept when he slept. I had support from my husband and my mother. For the first few weeks, life ran like clockwork and I thought, …[ read more ]

Sometimes I Lose Perspective

Sometimes I lose perspective. December was an amazing month and at the start of the New Year, anything seemed possible. Then I returned to work. The Patriots lost their playoff game. My husband started chemo. My daughter came down with a bronchial virus that sapped her energy Then she passed it on to me. And …[ read more ]

Why Aren’t We All Jumping Off Bridges?

Why aren’t we all jumping off bridges? Sometimes I wonder about that. This week-end, I watched two movies. One is a new release and one was a hit sixteen years ago. Seeing them on the same week-end made me think about how our culture is hurtling forward to strange and uncertain places. Up in the …[ read more ]

Compassion Fatigue – Hope for the Hardening Heart

When I was eight years old, I spent a sunny Saturday reading alone in the stacks of the public library. The book I read told an unbelievable story, a horrible but true story about events that happened in my parents’ lifetime in Germany. I could barely take it in but I also couldn’t turn away. …[ read more ]

If Jesus Checked His Poll Numbers

Imagine if Jesus used pollsters in the pursuit of His role as Savior: “Well, Sir, your numbers were soaring after that triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The crowds loved you and the donkey was an inspired touch – very “common man, I feel your pain”. You rocked the masses and we felt sure you were a …[ read more ]