O gracious God, who carries your children in your arms, and who, in your wisdom, chose to become incarnate through pregnancy and childbirth, grant that those who are soon expecting the arrival of their child be given a peace that passes all understanding. O mother God, who binds up our wounds, we ... Read More about A Prayer for Those in Their Third Trimester of Pregnancy
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After All
Today Jackson told me the bird was a red shimmer, which, I thought, couldn't be right. (To be honest, he is often - like me - confidently and profoundly wrong about any number of things, sometimes on purpose just for fun. In first grade he claimed that Einstein ... Read More about After All
Listen and Rejoice
Listen to the power radiating from the mouth of God! They speak and we know their voice. They are a tsunami, a gasp, a blanket, a breeze, a whirligig, a rainbow, unexpected wildflowers on a hill and rays splitting clouds. Rejoice in the life, the growth, the passion, the ... Read More about Listen and Rejoice
Where Do You Come From
My parents will tell you I'm from Texasand sometimes they are right.The state seal is on my birth certificateand I believe in using the word y'allearly and often (and all y'all if necessary).But I don't ever think it's God's Countryso I know I must be from somewhere else. If I was asked to pick ... Read More about Where Do You Come From
Waiting
I am holding my breath not because there is a knee pressed on my neck but because I am waiting for the results. No matter what happens here, it will not fix things. We must keep pushing and changing, calling out and speaking up. I know that I don't know what it is like in reality or metaphor to not ... Read More about Waiting