Author Archives: Lydia
Mothers, Look and You Will Find Secret Treasure
Motherhood in the little years, it seems to me, is something easily taken for granted. Something we secretly hope ends quickly, and we cover an eye roll when people tell us we will miss these years, that we will wonder where they went. We should listen more closely and reverently to those who warn us. […]
Love and the World Within
We don’t understand love. We think we do, we think it is this nebulous thing that drifts between us and makes us happy and warm. Something that makes us feel like we belong, that makes our hearts stop hurting. Something that takes away our loneliness and says, you’re okay, you’re good. But I think perhaps our […]
Hands and Feet and Life and Death
If you’ve been anywhere near the internet recently you have heard all about the videos circulating that condemn Planned Parenthood and their (now admitted) practice of altering abortion procedures to procure fetal tissue and “donating” (a debatable position) it for biomedical research. You may not have watched the videos for yourself (which I urge you to […]
Progressives, Have Your Newton Moment Now
Following the Charleston shootings many conservative Christians repented of their lack of action in addressing the issues of white supremacy in America, and they got behind the take-down of the confederate flag on government buildings. They admitted that they had allowed racism to become a party issue instead of recognizing it as a human issue. […]
The Hope of the Morning
There is a quietness in the morning, before sleepy voices greet me, where I have the opportunity in the stillness to dwell on hope. As little feet scurry down I breathe a moment and pray for these little boys in my care, I pray for the men they will, by God’s grace, become; and I […]
Oceans Never Fill 