This summer, due to mental and emotional weariness, I didn't read my normal volume of books. But among the ones I read were some excellent books that I would like to recommend to you. The first two on my list were part of my current journey of trying to understand racial issues better, trying to …
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You asked so many wonderful questions! Will you please come sit around my table for a piece of pie and a long talk? It's hard to describe the longing I felt as I read the questions as they came in. I kept thinking, who WOULDN'T want to discuss such great questions? Too many of us …
A year ago I finally yielded to the burning in my bones and started this blog. I said I'd try blogging for a year, then decide whether or not to keep on. Here is a picture of me writing on a typical Sunday afternoon. Once the children are in bed for naps, I hibernate in my bedroom and …
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Vicki Kauffman's blog, Written Down Big. Vicki's writing is exquisite, intelligent, and flecked with humor. Among my favorite of her writings is her series on womanhood. Just a quote to whet your appetite: "Did you know that in addition to beauty appreciating, service rendering, and baby-producing faculties, …
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