On International Women’s Day I want GIVE THANKS for my dad who raised me to be a confident human, inspiring me every step of the way as I entered a vocation that is dominantly male and even antagonistic to female leaders. I want to APPLAUD my husband, my partner, my equal, my co-conspirator in the …
I hate traveling. Pretty sure I just unpacked my battered suitcase from somewhere. Now, I sit in the passenger seat for my monthly trek to Chicago. We don’t get Chicago Pizza, watch the White Sox or shop on the Magnificent Mile. Did I bring my toothbrush? Never fails, I usually forget something. I wish I …
When I was five, my sister, Donna, left for college. She was on an adventure. I was devastated. Donna was a mother to her younger brothers and sisters. Things like partly burnt-partly frozen ring bologna were the mark of her culinary skills. She was a terrible chef and prepared food that made you laugh and …
I can’t count the women over the years who have told me they either weren’t coming to church on Mother’s Day or couldn’t make it all the way through the service. Remarkable women who have shared their lives, given their energy to change their corner of the world feel excluded on this holiday. There are …
edited- Did you ever take one of those personality style assessments where the results were a “four letter word?” Was the four letter word welcomed or did you feel like someone just described you with a expletive? The first time I took the Myers-Briggs personality assessment I came out as an ENFJ, an acronym for extroversion, intuition, feeling, judgment. …
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