Easter is a holy day for me, but it’s no longer the one-dimensional day of victory it once was. There …
EASTER: IT’S COMPLICATED
Hard Things Category Archives
A POEM FOR GOOD FRIDAY
On the day when everything you thought would happen didn’t every plan you thought was certain wasn’t every person you …
KEEP BREATHING
Ten years ago today, my world came crashing down in a way that left me gasping for air. Until that …
WAIT WAIT WAIT
I recently learned that the root of the Hebrew word for hope (tikvah) is “to wait”. In other words, in …
SOMETIMES HOPE
Sometimes hope is a windchilled breath that stops and stares through a thick, frozen fog, saying yes life is harsh …
AM I STILL A SINGLE MOM IF I’M STILL SINGLE BUT NOT REALLY A MOM?
Recently I was having lunch with a friend who asked if my kids might do better if I just backed …
HOW IT IS
Honestly, no one warned me. No one said, “It will be brutal, darling.” If you try, you will fail. If …
