Dazzling with Disability

The daring edge of disability creates beauty all around us.  Painters, poets, musicians.  Presidents, speakers, and many movers and shakers.  Among these are people living full lives with limitations.  Most of us have been touched by disability- the frailty of body or mind at one juncture of our own lives or our loved ones.  WithoutContinue reading “Dazzling with Disability”

Chanting Our Own Songs

Growing up, my mom had “a song for every occasion and some for no occasion.”  We sang in the bathtub, in the car, in the grocery store, for our great grandmas, and before bed. Some of the songs were silly, some reverent, and some in the Danish language, which is my mom’s heritage. We eachContinue reading “Chanting Our Own Songs”

Rahab and Resilience

Rahab who lived on the edge of the city of Jericho is revealed in the book of Joshua in Hebrew Scriptures as a pretty shrewd and plucky character. What would you do if two foreign spies showed up at your house and sought shelter? These two shady characters were sent by Joshua to scout outContinue reading “Rahab and Resilience”

The overturning (of Roe v Wade)

When we learned of it we became lost In our hometown. Landmarks repositioned themselves like Building blocks, some disappearing altogether into the Quicksand of patriarchy. On dark streetcorners Women stood in fear for their lives as always, shining of both Terror and triumph. And if you look back now- You may see them hardened intoContinue reading “The overturning (of Roe v Wade)”