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September 2013

September 27, 2013

[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] What My Kids and My Garden Have in Common

I struggled to find a good photo subject for today's post. Right now, most of...

September 24, 2013

A Story About the Abundance, and Absence, of Memory and Faith

Walker has written a story about Alzheimer's, yes, and about her mother, and about her....

September 20, 2013

[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] I Wrote a Book. Want One?

I will confess something that will be not at all surprising to most of you,...

September 19, 2013

Made by God in Rainbow Hues: On Raising a Gender Nonconforming Child

Yesterday my son came down in one of his more glittery, fabulous shirts—a shirt purchased...

September 16, 2013

Did Jesus Get Cranky Too? Thoughts on an Incarnational Faith

I snapped at my daughter the other night over something trivial. As I helped her...

September 10, 2013

Caring for the Small and Vulnerable

At the end of each day, somewhere around 9 p.m., comes this moment: I let...

September 05, 2013

How Screens are NOT Ruining My Family’s Life (& Maybe Even Making It Better)

This headline from the Huffington Post: “8 Ways Screens are Ruining Your Family’s Life.” Ah,...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The kids went back to school on Wednesday, all smiles and energy. (The teenager left...

August 29, 2013

Passing on the Faith: Community Trumps Theology

In church choir, my children are learning what it means not just to go to...

August 18, 2013

On Disquiet Time and Chickens

Hello friends. I am popping in to say that I will be blogging minimally between...

August 01, 2013

The Redemption of the Mundane: My Post at Convergent Books

There's a new imprint in town! Convergent Books is a division of Penguin Random House...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] Married 16 Years Today

We fill our walls here on Oak Ridge Lane not with fine art (we have...

July 25, 2013

Why I’m Celebrating the Royal Birth

Oy. So much cynicism. Ever since Kate Middleton gave birth to the new prince, George...

July 22, 2013

My Kids Are All Gone, and I Don’t Miss ‘Em

Forty-eight hours. That's how long I have without one. single. child. in my home requiring...

July 18, 2013

I am Pro-Choice, But Jezebel Does Not Speak for Me

My friend and colleague Amy Julia Becker wrote a lovely post on the Christianity Today women's...

July 17, 2013

College Hookup Sex is Built on a Troubling Ethic of Achievement at Any Cost

After reading Kate Taylor’s New York Times article on the culture of casual hookup sex...

July 15, 2013

A Reminder of How Much I Have Forgotten

Originally published on my previous blog on July 23, 2011. For two weeks, while the...

July 08, 2013

Resurrection Year: Learning to Live, and Thrive, with Life as It Is Given

Our Western cultural attitudes are not well-equipped for failure. We are a culture of optimists...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Everyday Resurrections (& a New Bench)

This post is very slightly edited from its original version published last August. You'll note...

June 18, 2013

Have One Child or Many, Just Don’t Plan on Getting What You Expect

Whether you choose to have one child or many, the children you end up with,...

June 13, 2013

Because He Cleans the Shower Drain: A Father’s Day Tribute

Sometimes I fall into the trap of believing that I already do everything anyway, that...

June 11, 2013

I Have a Kid Hangover (But Manage to Write Anyway)

The past thirteen-plus years for me have been one long exercise in welcoming the messy,...

June 10, 2013

Instead of Judging Our Fellow Parents, How About Offering Empathy & Respect?

Parents love to judge each other for all kinds of perceived failures. Here are some...

June 06, 2013

Gratitude in an Overscheduled Season

As the school year winds down, my calendar greets me each morning with its list...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

How Poverty Affects Vaccination Rates

Last fall I pointed blog readers to my colleague Rachel Stone's post on vaccination as...

May 22, 2013

Factory Disasters in Bangladesh, Consumerism, and Original Sin

I approach buying clothes for my children with the same compulsive attention to my kids'...

May 14, 2013

Does God Hate Clutter? I Used to Think So, But Now I’m Not So Sure

All of our stuff can distract and overwhelm us, but it can also provide context....

May 09, 2013

The Summer When I Didn’t Cherish Time with My Kids

Note: I wrote this in the summer of 2009. I am reposting it here as...

May 07, 2013

Progressive Christians Do Care About Abortion: A Response to Rachel Held Evans

Blogger/author Rachel Held Evans wrote an excellent post last week titled Why Progressive Christians Should...

May 06, 2013

How Mother’s Day 2006 Was the Beginning of the Rest of My Life

This is the story I told at this past weekend's inaugural Speak Up storytelling event...