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October 2018

October 11, 2018

The Day of The (Invisible) Girls

Today the world is observing the International Day of the Girl, where we remember how...

May 2018

May 11, 2018

The Book I Needed To Read But Couldn’t Find

One of the best pieces of writing advice I ever got was, "Write the book...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

God Doesn’t Write G-Rated Stories (And Neither Should We)

A few days ago I asked the question, "Why do Christians tell crappy stories?" I...

March 08, 2018

Why Girls Are So Amazing

It’s International Women’s Day, a day to honor women and remind ourselves why girls are...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

an update on The Invisible Girls

Here's an update on The Invisible Girls -- the five Somali refugee girls I met...

November 2016

November 09, 2016

waking up on november 9th

I didn't watch the election results last night. Even though I didn't vote for him,...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

here & now

"How we live our days...is how we live our lives." -- Annie Dillard *** It...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

so you want to change the world:healing vs. changing

I have spent the past nine months working on my second book, which is about...

June 22, 2016

so you want to change the world

When I was interviewing at Yale's Physician Assistant program, I was 22 years old, sitting...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

after africa

Hi, friends!!! I just wanted to write a quick update to let you know how...

April 2016

April 11, 2016

to the man who called my Somali refugee girls “terrorists.”

Yesterday, I checked out of my hotel in downtown Chicago. I had a few hours...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

when life doesn’t add up

Well, today's the day. I had my taxes done last week, and today's the day...

March 17, 2016

…and then

So far, March hasn't been the best month of my life. I am behind on...

March 16, 2016

my kenya registry

Friends! I have been invited to go to an orphanage in Kenya from April 24 -...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

precious

A few years before my breast cancer diagnosis, an OB/GYN had cornered me in the...

January 10, 2016

known, loved, wanted, precious & free

Last week I offered to pray for people every day for the next 30 days,...

January 08, 2016

it happened one day at starbucks

You know how sometimes you feel someone's looking at you even though you're not looking...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

where have you come from and where are you going?

This week, as New Years Eve approaches, I've been thinking a lot about 2015. I've...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

the gift of you

It's the first Monday of Advent. The beginning of the season where we remember the...

November 27, 2015

for kristin

My friend Kristin died of breast cancer on Wednesday night. Here's a piece I wrote...

November 25, 2015

the invisible girls’ first thanksgiving

Of all the stories I've told about the Invisible Girls, this is far and away...

November 23, 2015

a place at the table

This week I’m lucky to have the flexibility (and frequent flyer miles) to fly to...

November 18, 2015

love

I don't have many words to describe the grief in my heart after what transpired...

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 03, 2015

saint sarah: nocturnal saints

I traveled a lot during the spring of 2015. I stayed at more hotels, drove...

November 03, 2015

saint sarah: nightfall

This weekend we observed All Saints Day, and it got me thinking about what it...

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 13, 2015

the ground on which we stand

I landed in the U.S. on October 5th. One of the first things I saw...

October 12, 2015

fall dates

Hey, friends! I wanted to let you know about my fall dates. No, unfortunately, not...

October 10, 2015

compassion: part I

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