Most of my effort to sort through the emotional baggage I carried into adulthood focused on what someone had done to me, or not done for me. I cast myself in the role of forgiver.

Does Lent have anything to offer Protestants?

Children who experience chaos and trauma especially need to be heard as well as seen by caring adults.

“Inwardly attentive.” These two words stood out on the page in my mini Gift from the Sea book.

Email is not actual mail. What started as a convenience has turned into a nuisance.

Although the religious affiliation I have identified with since my teen years neither practices nor preaches Lent, the years I spent in seminary introduced me to the historic and practical relevance of Lent.

You have been accumulating stories for as long as you can remember. Even if you can’t remember all your stories, your life as you live it is your story.