The very first time I voted in an election, was during my Freshman year of college. Growing up, conversations about politics were standard. We did not shy away from these discussions. We talked about politics the same way we talked about what we were having for dinner. We watched the debates …
Breaking Point
My grandfather came to live with us, after my grandmother passed away. He’d sit on the banquette in our kitchen, one leg crossed over the other, his right hand resting on our butcher block table. Sometimes I’d pass through the kitchen on my way to somewhere else. Other times, I’d stand at the …
“…come together…”
We've just experienced a week for the record books, haven't we? How are you doing? How's your heart feeling? After hearing about the death of Alton Sterling, I spent a good portion of the day, laid across the bed in our guest bedroom. I cried. I stared at the ceiling. I had a few conversations …
How to Make a Friendship Vow
Jonathan said, “Go in peace! The two of us have vowed friendship in God’s name, saying, ‘God will be the bond between me and you, and between my children and your children forever!’” {1 Samuel 20:42, MSG} When I read the Old Testament story of Jonathan and David and their deep friendship with one …
Dealing With Chaos in the Creative Process
"Chaos is the first step in the creative process." —Jill Bolte Taylor Last month I finished writing the first draft of my second book. It's called, "One: Unity in a Divided World." It was a really tough book to write, and there were a few times I wasn't sure either of us (me, or the book) would …
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Let Your About Page Help You Find Your Focus
I like to go back and read poems that I wrote fifty years ago, twenty years ago, and sometimes they surprise me—I didn’t know I knew that then. Or maybe I didn’t know it then, and I know more now. —Maya Angelou Recently, while working with my website designer, I had the opportunity to take a good, …
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