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January 2016

January 07, 2016

in the bleak midwinter

This week I've been in two places that really know winter well -- New England...

January 04, 2016

the secret to 2016

I'm writing this post in O'Hare International Airport this morning. I was supposed to land...

December 2015

December 18, 2015

the thing about snowflakes

I have an oncology appointment today. I go in every six months for a check-up and...

December 17, 2015

the least likely place

One of my favorite parts of the Advent story is the shepherds. God bless...

December 08, 2015

if you got pneumonia and died

It's hard to be a woman during Advent. There are societal expectations -- Christmas cookies...

December 03, 2015

the place long devastated

Last night I had my favorite kind of conversation -- a good, long, deep, in-person...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

those who hurt so hard they can’t hope

There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't...

November 16, 2015

the sky is rising

Over the past few days, the world endured some devastating tragedies in Lebanon, Iraq and France. As I...

November 11, 2015

if you’re going through hell….

I spent the past week blogging about my experience of going through, and emerging from,...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

so you want to change the world

Since I returned from Togo, I've been on a writing deadline for my next...

October 10, 2015

compassion: part II

Felix lives less than two miles from the Compassion center. We climb into the director's...

October 10, 2015

compassion: part I

On my last weekend in Togo, I visited a Compassion International site in Lome, the...