I’ve grown up knowing our story. Our family history, based on the patriarchal line. I know how the pioneers worked their way to this gorgeous prairie in southwest Michigan from England, by way of Delaware and Ohio. My ancestors were solidly Quaker. Nary a soldier among them. For someone who loves history, especially…
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I Am From
I am from country roads and open spaces. From corn fields and the shoreline of Lake Michigan. I am from my grandparent’s farm. I’m from the sunrise peeking over the hill. Oatmeal in the morning. Metal grate clanging open, wood into stove. Morning news up loud downstairs, Upstairs snuggling under layers of blankets. I…
Freedom – It’s Not A Gift
What does it mean to live in a country, a world with people unlike us? When we celebrate our freedom today, are we doing the word justice? Are we doing people justice? And when we cloak our freedom in the garb of Christianese, are we doing damage?
9 Years of Tears
The only time I remember being taught about emotions in youth group was when they were related to hormones. I never remember being taught how to handle the ‘darker’ emotions. Years of being in church didn’t teach me how to interpret them. There were no Bible studies about coping mechanisms when living in dysfunction….
A Letter to My Daughter, On Marriage
Dear A~ How can I give you advice on finding a husband, when how I found mine was exactly what the christian dating books say will happen, but with which I completely disagree? I’m aware that the beginning of our story sounds crazy, as if I imagined it. God picked out my husband and told me…
What I’m Into March 2013
Miscellaneous Neat Things Chinua Achebe Quotes Stop the Pity – amazing videos of people in Africa New Girl filming – I saw part of this! Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality Bullies Called Him Pork Chop. He Took That Pain With Him And Then Cooked It Into This. Bradley Hathaway – The…
Life After Art – Review and Giveaway!
“Did you know Matt Foster of Foster the People used to write commercial jingles? I thought those made you a lot of money….”[why would he stop that to start a band???] I heard that statement on the radio the other day, along with the inflection, and the unspoken question at the end in…
Lincoln, Equality, and Perseverance
So guess what? Even if you’re the president of the USA, it’s hard as hell to get stuff done. Whether now, or 150 years ago. Perseverance is needed. Essential. It’s essential for all of us to hold on in the darkest of nights, because people will not always do what is right.
Reflections on Les Miserables, Christians, and Movies
It’s a movie about a society that turns it’s backs on people. A society that goes along with unjust laws. A society that doesn’t recognize names. Only numbers and their papers. It’s a society that makes it’s own movies because they’ve turned their back on people. A society that demeans and ridicules an entire…
Bold: One Word Update (January)
Being bold is dangerous and vulnerable. It’s intimidating to know that you’re choosing to walk down that path. The one that is lined with rocks, thorns, and glass. It actually does hurt. Not cool Robert Frost. Not cool Jesus. Not cool. Being honest and unashamed of that honesty feels like walking up to the…