Not all men have the inner strength to stand to the side to celebrate and support his wife as she might take center stage-Husband has been doing it for 6 years.
What is your Christmas tree saying?
Christmas trees are always personal. During COVID-19, however, many carry specific messages about the spirit of the household. What does yours say?
Safety: Winter Tires and now Stay-at-Home
As Husband brought me my morning coffee when he woke me up this morning, I remembered I had a 10:00 appointment today to get my winter tires put on my car. Winter tires: To increase traction on the road to make myself and all who are in my car (which right now, are only immediate …
The current stress of competing opposites
When I take something on, I want to do a good job of it, so in the main roles of my life, I try hard: a great mom an awesome wife a kick-ass therapist a conscientious global citizen I measure carefully how much I can get done. When I’m asked to speak at a conference …
Pivoting on Cooties in an Unprecedented Time
The game of “you’ve got cooties” as a kid felt horrible. COVID-19 has us playing a version of it–it feels distressing because we were meant to connect, not distance.
Church in Pandemic times
Attending a church service–in person–during the pandemic was both very weird and very wonderful
A poem: Grace for school time
A blessing of grace for parents, teachers, children, and others involved in the start of the 2020 school year.
You can’t make me wear a mask!
You cannot force me to wear a mask. For a very important reason. I invite you to not be forced either.
Living “both/and” during Phase 4
We share custody of the world with COVID-19. We need to have both a healthy fear and a healthy realism moving forward. We need to balance both.
Please–Let me learn
The danger of judging the sincerity of celebrities who apologize for past racism is that the rest of us become fearful to acknowledge our own learning.