“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” –Eleanor Roosevelt […]
Joy in Child’s Play
Liliana met Henry Karnes for the first time on Friday night. Henry is just two months shy of one, and has the most gorgeous smile. “I love Henry,” she said to me the day after. “He’s SO coot [cute].” Well, if pictures are any indication, I’d say they both loved each other. Wouldn’t it be […]
That Moon Song
My friend Becky reminded me of this quiet (yet spectacular) CD when she mentioned that Isakov opened for Ani DiFranco this week in Rochester. [The above picture is the album cover of Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere.] There’s something in his music that tugs at you. It’s sad and warm and full of longing. It […]
Heresy Was Not Always Heresy
When you become a Christian, you are told that “God has a plan for your life” and “Jesus died on the cross for your sins” and “You will go to heaven when you die.” But you aren’t told where all that doctrine came from. Well, other than the pat phrase, “Yes, it’s all there. Right […]
Finding Purpose in Pain
I feel a little inept at commenting on poet Cairns’ book (The End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain by Scott Cairns), simply because I’ve already dealt with the universal problem of suffering in Eve (for myself). That statement sounds more grandiose than I intended. “Dealt with suffering” is never as final as a door […]