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May 2012

May 07, 2012

No Easy Choice: A Review and a Q&A

Fellow Patheos blogger has written a lovely review of my book, No Easy Choice: A...

May 01, 2012

The Scary Side of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Will insurance companies someday help bring about a "Gattaca-like two-tiered society, in which parents with...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

A Conversation About Reproductive Decisions and Faith

I was privileged to have a wonderful conversation several weeks ago with Martha Manikas-Foster, who...

April 06, 2012

A Poem for Good Friday

For the epigraph in my book No Easy Choice, I chose a stanza from Wendell...

April 05, 2012

Two New Reviews of “No Easy Choice”

I'm still on something of a blogging break, though I hope to be back to...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

I’m Taking a Blogging Break (But Here’s Some Other Stuff to Read)

I'm taking a short blogging hiatus (for the rest of this week, possibly into next...

March 12, 2012

Basic Info for New Readers Who Read About Me in the Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green featured me and my book, No Easy Choice: A Story...

March 08, 2012

Why I Wrote a Wishy-Washy Book

In re-reading Kathleen Norris's sort-of-memoir Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life,...

March 07, 2012

Who Should Read My Book? And Why?

Yesterday, I had a great conversation at a local coffeehouse with Rick Green, a columnist...

March 01, 2012

A Mom Asks Santorum to “Meet My Son”

Presidential contender Rick Santorum recently criticized the Obama administration's health care reform because it requires...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

“Biblical” Views on Abortion Are Younger Than I Am

I have made no secret of the fact that I am a pro-choice Christian. I’ve...

February 24, 2012

Patheos Peeps: Adam McHugh on Dealing with Criticism

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my...

February 16, 2012

Observations from My Book Launch

Observation 1: I really love public speaking. I had a great time speaking at my...

February 15, 2012

Q&A on Christians, IVF, and PGD

Over on her new blog hosted by Religion News Service, my ever-fabulous editor Jana Riess...

February 15, 2012

My Huffington Post Article: 5 Tips for People of Faith Considering Reproductive Technology

I have a short essay on the Huffington Post today offering some very broad advice...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

“Congrats on the book. What can I do to help?”

I am incredibly lucky to have supportive friends, family, and writing colleagues who rejoiced with...

January 17, 2012

Today’s the Day

January 17, 2012. The day my book, No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood,...

January 13, 2012

Family Portrait: September 29, 2003

*This is an excerpt from the introduction to my book, No Easy Choice: A Story...

January 02, 2012

It Only Took 10 Years

This month my book, No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood, and Faith in...