Self love does not equal selfish love

My exercise this week for my Cosmic Smash Book gave me some pause. The subject was self love, a sticky subject for me. I started out life as an only child -- the only child, in fact, in my generation. Of course, my parents weren't perfect, but I was poured into and over and I...

Good God or bad God or no God?

Before I begin this post, I want to state that there are a lot of things I don't know, a lot of questions for which I am still seeking answers. Anybody who has been reading my blogs for any length of time knows that I have struggled with my faith as a Christian. There are...

Dear Michaela … Happy Birthday

Photo by Chris, mom of Precious Angel Tricia Seymour. Love.I don't know where you are, so I am going to post this a little bit early just in case you are in another time zone, because even though it's four hours until your birthday here, I would not want you to ever think I might...

Separation Anxiety: The Circle of Life

I've just begun reading a book called "The Ten Year Nap" by Meg Wolitzer. I'm not far enough into it to recommend it or not, but the early pages deal with the main character's decision to stay at home with her baby rather than return to work as an attorney. I can remember all these...