Two weeks ago my family – including my husband and sons, my sister and her family, my brother and his wife, and my parents – descended on the greater San Antonio area to celebrate my mom’s 60th birthday. It had been a trip that was years in the making, with…
One of the only two plants that are still alive in our house is a tiny little cactus. At first glance, it seems like any ordinary cactus – spindly, thorny, and hazardous, albeit small. But on closer inspection, you would see that its barbs are more like bristly hairs, and…
That damn teddy bear nearly ruined my morning. Sitting front and center inside the doors of Old Navy, it proudly flaunted its blue scarf and beckoned to be cuddled. It was at least as big as my two-year-old son so, naturally, he just had to have it. “Honey, we aren’t…
I am guest posting today over at Faith Beyond Belief, a website devoted to establishing a broader perspective about religious belief and nonbelief in order to live more authentically. The post encourages us to put our creative minds to work in order to move beyond outdated definitions and to…
I had the following article published here at the Huffington Post earlier this week. While the specifics of the post might not be applicable to everyone, I think the article highlights just how tricky this parenting thing can be and that there are often no easy answers to our kids’…
Note: This post was recently published at the Huffington Post. You can read and comment there as well. You don’t need to look far to see all the damage that religious differences can cause. The media is awash with news of violence, anger, judgment, and discrimination stemming from religious disagreements.…