There are specific things with instructions that parenting requires. Potty training, I am learning, is one of them. There are steps that your child must understand for success. First, she’s got to pull down her pants and then sit on the potty before she pees. There is an order to this process. It’s important notContinue reading “Embracing Wonder with Children”
Category Archives: Book Review
Bless This Mess
In the days before my second child was born, I watched my toddler play while I flipped through the pages of Bless this Mess: A Modern Guide to Faith and Parenting in a Chaotic World. I read every word offered by my United Church of Christ colleague Molly Baskette and her former church member EllenContinue reading “Bless This Mess”
Denial Is My Spiritual Practice
It’s around this time of year that Christmas carols start playing in my house. It may be too early for some, but bah humbug to them. There is enough crap to bemoan in the world right now. There is more than enough that we can beat ourselves up over so let’s just not do thatContinue reading “Denial Is My Spiritual Practice”
Transforming Outside the Lines
It is more than ten years ago now. It doesn’t seem like it could be that long ago but it was over ten years ago that I found myself searching for my first call. Fresh out of seminary, I was ready to serve the church. So very ready. These were in the days before marriageContinue reading “Transforming Outside the Lines”
Raising White Kids With Curious Questions and GIVEAWAY!!
It was only a few months ago that I found myself returning again and again to sort through the children’s books at Half Price Books. (Don’t get me started on the lack of independent booksellers in Texas. It’s beyond upsetting to me and so I can only daydream about such wonders as Longfellow Books andContinue reading “Raising White Kids With Curious Questions and GIVEAWAY!!”
Cooking with Elsa 