Imagine sitting next to your sister (or anyone), turning to look her in the eye, and saying, for the first time, “You are loved by Christ.” Last week, I did just that while attending the session of Sharon Garlough Brown, pastor and spiritual director, at the Festival of Faith & Writing. Not only that, but …
Tag: created in God’s image
“Just” a mom? NO WAY
"Just." (Merriam-Webster: only, simply) "Just" a mom? NO, I want to bellow. No one is ever "just" a mom. No one is ever "only" or "simply" a mom. We moms know this is not true. So why, when someone asks us what we do--the standard American question--do we ever say, "I'm just a mom"? Yesterday, …