Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Alice Walker “Mom, she doesn’t like me.” she says in a manner beyond her years. I try to brush it off, give her words of encouragement, but know there is probably a grain ofContinue reading “Mean Moms, Child Idolatry and the Only Way Out”
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Grace Upon Grace (#LentChallenge)
I have been on a Gospel Journey this Lent season. Forty days of reading through the four Gospels along with a bunch of fellow sojourners with Margaret Feinberg’s #LentChallenge and today I read the first two chapters of John. The Gospel of John happens to be my very favorite of the four. I was weeping atContinue reading “Grace Upon Grace (#LentChallenge)”
Marriage: A Holy Mess (5MF)
Marriage isn’t perfect, because people aren’t perfect. So I ask myself why would I expect perfection when there might be more right here in the messy reality. I think there was a time, ya know, BM…Before Marriage (not Bowel Movement) when I thought there were certain things that guarenteed security, in marriage and life. AndContinue reading “Marriage: A Holy Mess (5MF)”
Your Social Media Diet (How’s That Working For You?)
Credit If you’re like me (if you’re here- you are), you like your share of social media. However, if you really are like me (stop resisiting the admission), you will admit, that sometimes you overindulge. The question is: how can we have our Social Media cake and eat it too? Well, I have been contemplatingContinue reading “Your Social Media Diet (How’s That Working For You?)”
Enthusiastically, Dawn 