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When our children were little, they'd get mad about one thing or another, as children (and adults) are prone to do. My husband and I would look at their puckered up faces and balled up fists and we'd say to them, "You are right to be mad about this! We are mad, right along with you! We are going to …
Continue Reading about When You’re Ready: Letting Go of Anger
This is a repost. I've heard the words, after, in, and for rolling around in my soul and then I realized I'd actually written this. I read it to myself this morning and then decided to share it again, with you. The very first time I voted in an election, was during my Freshman year of college. …
Remember when I told you about driving across the rural Midwest, through what seemed to be a tunnel constructed of towering Trump/Pence signs? Remember how I told you how much it terrified me to be there? How I had to pee so badly, but I was afraid to get out and go into a convenience store to use …
This has been a long time coming, hasn't it? We've been gathering here in this virtual space, practicing grace, asking and answering tough and sometimes embarrassing questions, and learning more about each other, and about ourselves. We started out with 31 Days in My Brown Skin. We worked together …
Last week, the galley proof for my next book landed in my inbox. A galley proof is an edited version of the manuscript. My manuscript was originally due to Rebekah, my acquisitions editor, a few months ago. I submitted the manuscript to Rebekah and she read it, made some helpful changes and …
Continue Reading about The Spiritual Practice of Writing a Book
One afternoon, I opened my email account and found this message, from a dear friend: “This kinda pisses me off,” the message read. “I don’t want it to, but it does more than a little. Pray for me.” I scrolled down to read the forwarded message my friend had received and, with a deep sigh, …
Continue Reading about For Modern-Day Prophets (and the People They Keep Pestering)
