When our cultural icons die

September 7, 2026
As I write this we’ve just lost both Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem, two women who helped shape our generation. Why do I feel such grief? It hits differently when a cultural icon dies. The grief can seem strangely disproportionate to the relationship we actually had with them. We had...

On the day I die

March 10, 2016
I don't read a lot of blogs by men, but this one, well, I read regularly.  Stuff That Needs to be Said by John Pavlovitz, a minister and pastor with a profound message....

It’s a 2 o’clock world

March 9, 2016
A trumpet plays a mournful tune nine floors below, then I hear a bagpipe. A bagpipe?  Breaking glass tinkles like a discordant piano, then crashes like cymbals. It's...

ID, boarding pass and … mask?

March 8, 2016
Thank you to the guy who coughed all over me during my recent flight home from San Diego. Yes, I know it was you. I could smell the pizza you had for lunch. Learn to...

What I did with my old engagement ring

March 7, 2016
I was only 19 when Michael gave me my first engagement ring and a young 19 at that. It was an oval cut, full carat solitaire, which seemed gigantic and indulgent back...

Being yourself

March 6, 2016
No reason to pretend. Being yourself is ok. Always...

Who me? Feisty?

March 5, 2016
I'm an author! Well, not really. I didn't write this book. But I am one of 45 feisty bloggers who contributed to this funny, inspirational and helpful anthology on...

Poems and prayers and promises

March 4, 2016
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Laid low with a sinus infection I was perusing my extremely long Netflix list and decided to click on a documentary about the late John...

Rolling the dice

March 3, 2016
As it turns out, I'm a roll-the-dice kind of girl. Show me a chance and I'll probably take it and ask me for advice and I'll almost always tell you to take the risk....

Scrumptious snack-hacks 60 calories or less

March 2, 2016
Sometimes, you've just got to have a snack. But you want something healthy, but also satisfying. Maybe you've got a sweet tooth, or maybe it's the crunch you want....

Forgiving the unforgivable

March 1, 2016
We're a society that likes revenge and retribution. Although horrible things happen in the world, seemingly unforgivable things, many religions ask us to...

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