Want an honest window to the challenges of life?
This is the place where I write about the muckiness of life—the difficult questions, the tough choices, the unwelcome losses.
I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve got a flashlight and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
Want an honest window to the challenges of life?
This is the place where I write about the muckiness of life—the difficult questions, the tough choices, the unwelcome losses.
I don’t pretend to have all the answers but I’ve got a flashlight, a curious mind, and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
Latest Posts
Revising My Opinion
Last Friday, my friend Erin invited some friends to her house for drinks on her patio, because the weather was going to be warm (at …
Please Connect Us
After the series on morning meditations, I wasn’t sure where to go next. A while ago, someone asked if I would write about the different …
Peace and Justice
Back in 1992, I worked at the University of Chicago Medical Center, in their training and organizational development department. One of the classes we offered …
Testimonials
Hard Times & Hope Podcast
Andrea: A burst pipe and the power of community
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 14 Andrea, her husband, and their two young children traveled to see family over the December holidays. But a …
Stacy: Booties Never Worn
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 13 When Stacy was 21, she was excited to learn she was pregnant. At four months, she learned she …
Jill: A lifetime of love in four months
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 12 Jill and her mother had a troubled relationship. But when her mother had surgery, something happened that transformed …
Do we have things in common?
To find out, how would you answer these questions?
(My answers are “Yes!”)
- Are you curious?
- Have people told you that you’re strong?
- Have you loved… and have you lost?
- Do you believe in getting better?
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