A glorious, glorious life
My grandfather died yesterday. If only I could convey to you what that means to me. What it means that Bob Balkam, deeply loving and...
The littlest life-changers
I’ve just got to start with the salad. You see, this was no ordinary salad. It was the first of its kind I’d ever made. Red leaf lettuce...
A dilated heart
You know those little winks from God? Those hidden moments of sheer grace that only you can fully appreciate and rejoice in? I was the...
Here and now and forever
Two weeks felt like a lifetime. There was birth and growth and death, a marked beginning and a definite end, profound emotion and deep...
Open to life
I miss making five new friends a day. Okay, that may be an exaggeration, but the truth is, the habit of instantaneous friend-making among...
Not supposed to
I wasn’t supposed to meet Katie. My flight from New York to Madrid wasn’t supposed to turn around two hours in because of malfunctioning...
Navigating wedding season as a single woman
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Tri tri again
I did a triathlon on Sunday. (I keep wanting to say I ran a triathlon. Well, I did. But I also swam and biked it.) I signed up for it in...
Needed and needy
You know those nights you spend walking up and down the sidewalk on a quiet suburban block, cradling a fussy baby, while inside his...
Justice and mercy on the mean streets of Philly
It’s the sort of thing you think will never happen to you. To others, sure, but not to you. You’re invincible, you’re more careful,...