The Good Wife!!!

March 25, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Holy Guacamole, did you guys see The Good Wife this week??? Agh. I won’t spoil it for you if you haven’t watched yet. But let’s just say this was one of the few plot twists that’s made me grab my laptop to search for what on EARTH the show’s writers were thinking. And what I […]

Yes, but/So what?

March 20, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m living in tension today. Actually, we all are, but sometimes it’s more noticeable than others. Here’s the deal: On the one hand: friends I love are posting blogs about the times when it looks like God does not come through. How hard that is, and how weird. When God doesn’t sell your house in time […]

Double Dog Dare

February 12, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

A friend & I had a hilarious conversation last night, after which she double-dog-dared me to post about it. (We weren’t drinking this wine, but should have been!) So you know I was here on the blog at midnight, writing it up… We were talking about the tension we and so many others feel: living […]

Holy Ground

February 11, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

This lovely post from my friend Mary Elizabeth just brought tears to my eyes. She describes the choice to be grateful for the 19 days she had with her son Warren before medical error ended his life, rather than anguished and sad. I’m struck by how, when you’ve lost something precious, this choice comes up […]

Two Days

January 8, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Yesterday was a glorious day. I woke up with a head cold, but didn’t care. There wasn’t all that much I had to do, and I had a great book to read, a couple of thoughtful talks to listen to, and plans to get together with a friend. God felt close, and life felt good, […]

Like it or not, Phil is at the table

December 19, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

Phil Robertson (the Duck Dynasty Daddy) put himself in a world of hurt with comments he made in a GQ interview regarding his thoughts on homosexuality, and his network, A&E, responded by putting him on indefinite suspension. I’m frustrated by his network’s decision – I think it’s disingenuous and cowardly. The entire reason a magazine like […]

Making the effort: Christmas edition

December 18, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

I have done no Christmas shopping. I have nothing. Not a single gift for any of the many wonderful people I love. It’s pitiful. The last time I was this far behind at Christmas was in my first year of law school, where I had final exams right up until 4:30pm on December 23rd and […]

Advent: Awkward Teen Jesus Edition

December 2, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? We are moving on Wednesday, so days were filled with packing (it’s like a puzzle now, where all that’s left are odd-sized things that don’t fit anywhere), weird meals cobbled together from what’s left in the fridge (steak tips & jelly anyone?) and Steve shoving an old […]

Replanting My Faith

November 25, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last night, when it became clear that the New England Patriots were going to lose in an ugly way to the Denver Broncos, I turned the TV off and picked up a book. (The Pats roared back in overtime to win the game, leading me to wonder if ignoring them might be the key to […]

Weighing in on Feminism & Drinking…and adding Faith to the equation

November 20, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

My whole morning was redirected by Amy Gutman’s article about women & drinking, which led me to this piece in New York Magazine on the same subject. As I read these frustrating tales of how the right to get absolutely sh*tfaced and not suffer any consequences is now being touted as a feminist platform, I […]