Like thousands of others, I’m at home today instead of in my office. I have a lot of work to do, things I’ve just not been able to get to over the last few weeks because I’ve been stretched and exhausted by other things. Today was supposed to be easy to navigate. While the kids…
Some times
(turn your phone landscape) Some times words just jump into your headYou don’t know what they meanBut somehow they make sense Like love – you’ll think you’re going crazy but your notLike love – you’ll think your sight is hazy but it’s notLike love – you’ll wake up early morning thoughts fast running don’t know…
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Reflections on Moving
“I don’t want to go to school.” “Why don’t you want to go to school.” “Because…because school is not my jam.” As I repeated her words back to her, I started to laugh and a grin brightened her face. Then I got corny. “School’s not your peanut butter?” “That doesn’t even make sense,” she dryly…
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I think I should say no.
When my second child was three weeks old, I started taking a writing course. Why? Because I needed to do something during my maternity leave. I’d found an in-person course and emailed the professor asking if I could do it online. In two days, he agreed to the arrangement, sent me a $50 invoice which…
Presence
This isn’t the type of presence I’ve been trying to embrace for almost 16 years of clergy life, the type that feels impossible after 3 deaths and 2 funerals, or after a weekend-long event with 80+ college students, the type I run from when the overwhelm kicks in. This ain’t that. This isn’t the type…