When You Need a Mother’s Tender Care
As we've been approaching Mother’s Day, I’ve been pondering. First of all, of course, I’m pondering and giving thanks for the gift of my own precious mother, her sacrifice to…
The grace of tight places
I woke this morning from a dream in which I was setting out to bike over a bridge. Before I could get onto the bridge, though, I had to squeeze…
One thing to do when you’re hurting
“Push into the burning,” I used to tell laboring women when their time to push had come. Some did it naturally, unable to hold back from the powerful forces at…