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I ran into an old friend this past weekend, and she asked me how everyone was. In my case, that answer encompasses a lot of people: six...

Over the past few weeks, I keep mentally returning to the Chinese Fable of the Farmer. I've posted it before. It goes to another one of...

Do you believe in magic? Or wonder? Or mystery? Why wouldn't anyone believe in magic when you are surrounded by it all the time? Lilacs...

One of my favorite radio shows -- okay, okay, I'm showing my age -- one of my favorite podcasts is On Being produced by Krista Tippet....

In the Bible, we are told "Ask and it shall be given." But asking isn't as simple as all that because sometimes the simplest things are...

What a perfect day for Earth Day in my neighborhood! The sky is blue. The temperature is comfortable. The forsythia has popped open....

Five years ago, to the day, I was wondering about resentment. Just remember, as you read this archived piece, it's called a practice for...

As I said last week, it feels here like it's finally spring, the season of resurrection, or maybe even of reincarnation. Things are...

I've often thought that April 1 would make a much more logical New Year's Day than January 1. It's spring, things are starting to grow,...

Last Saturday, I watched with hope and amazement the March for Our Lives. So many thoughts raced through my head. So many feelings...