• Poetry

    Skeleton Leaves

    Don’t argue with yourself. “A house divided cannot stand.” There will be many battles with raised voices, debates that last into the night with weary pauses in-between. There will be conflict and…

  • Faith, Life Musings

    Playing with the Universe

    After a week of living in the clouds, the sky over Chicago  is blue as rain, the sun shining bright. Chicago, Illinois  The change happened suddenly yesterday when I was on the…

  • Life Musings

    Moving beyond feminism

    For those of you who I haven’t shared this with yet, I’m staying in Chicago to spend the next two months writing a book about many of the pivotal experiences that have…

  • Faith, Life Musings

    Big Magic

    My friend Marina has been telling me to listen to the “Magic Lessons” podcast for several weeks. The other day she sent an email, telling an entire group of women, including me,…