24 hours of silent retreat. . . It was part of my very first weeklong residency for the Renovare Institute, a two-year program in spiritual formation I began this fall. I'd eagerly anticipated the …
Cancer-Free: A Resolution of Gratitude
On December 28 I went to the cancer center for my yearly mammogram. Because my initial surgery to remove my breast cancer was in December, this anxiety-producing ritual now falls at the end of each …
Are You (And Your Kids) Looking for Silence?
A couple of weeks ago, I was on carpool duty for summer camp. So I had my 7-year-old son, my 4-year-old son, and then two spare 7-year old boys in the back of my car as we drove to pirate camp. One, …
More God, Less of Everything Else
As I've been talking to groups and traveling around a bit to promote Mom Seeks God, I've been struck by the hunger I'm seeing for spiritual practice, for connection with God. Yet at the same time, I …
Mom Seeks God
Are you a mom like me? Terrified of breaking your brand-new precious baby? Finding yourself, despite all the warnings, staggered by the dramatic shift from pre-baby to post-baby life? Are …
