It’s time. Maybe you read a news article on your Facebook feed or listened to a podcast and feel it’s time for you to finally DO something about the injustices in our nation. Perhaps it...
#GetWoke and #StayWoke What does it mean to be “woke?” Many people in the United States are experiencing a second sight, sometimes defined as being “woke.” In The Calling podcast, social justice activist Michelle Higgins...
I’m white, but barely noticed my whiteness until recently. I’ve always thought white people were boring, actually. Friends from other cultural backgrounds had interesting food, festivals, cultural dress, customs and languages. Those from non-western countries lived communally,...
“In Your way, in Your time, if it’s Your will.”This was always my prayer when I talked to God about my desire for marriage. This is the story of how He chose to answer that...
I once was an “expert” single person. After five years in China, I knew how to travel across the world with 100 pounds of luggage, stay in hostels alone, barricade myself on bunk beds at...
This 4th of July weekend, while Americans attended swelteringly hot parades, grilled hamburgers and sat under a bursting night sky, those in the Muslim world had a holiday and a succession of explosions of their...
My aunt likes to give gifts in the form of the “birthday ball.” She begins with a small gift and wraps it in crepe paper until it is completely covered. Then she adds another object...
I just took a personality test and discovered that I am “The Achiever.” This wasn’t a huge surprise. I’m the type who decides and actually follows through with goals. I wanted to be a runner,...
I am a white girl in a white city and I would never identify myself as a racist, but how many people of other races would actually call me “friend”? Until recently, my family lived...
If you make a pro/con list about whether or not you should have a third child, I guarantee you the answer will be no. I know, because I actually wrote that list. On the...
Writing while simultaneously being a mother to teeny children is a bit like trying to renovate a house while you‘re still living in it. House projects–or writing goals–abound, but messy, magical, mundane life cannot stand...
I’m not sure yet how I feel about having my daughter get into princesses, princes, and fairy tales. The first princess items made their way into our home recently and to be honest, I inwardly...
