My sister and I love Frozen. Okay, maybe we’ve all heard “Let it Go” enough times by now, but there’s something about this sweet story of the love between two sisters that connects with our hearts, and I almost always tear up at the climax when Elsa is hugging Anna-turned-to-ice. Plus, all the little […]
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The Color of Life: A Journey toward Love and Racial Justice
This winter, I’ve had the privilege of being on the launch team of Cara Meredith’s debut memoir, The Color of Life. Cara and I belong to the same literary agency, and I’ve followed and admired her work since first hearing her as a guest on one of Barb Neal Roose’s podcasts (which are wonderful—check […]
Cara Meredith, James Meredith, racial reconciliation, The Color of LifeA Prayer for America after Charlottesville
Lord Jesus, We need you right now. I know we always do, but I’m very aware of our desperate need at this moment in our country. There’s so much hurt, Lord…so much hate. How we must be grieving Your heart. Yet I have to believe that You can bring good, even from this. Use […]
Charlottesville, prayer, racial reconciliationSomeday, Somewhere: Of Shootings and West Side Story, Then and Now
We stood in the parking lot, my sister and mom and I, talking animatedly though the clock ticked toward eleven at night. It was this summer, less than two weeks after the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, followed by the shooting of five police officers in retaliation, and the country was reeling. […]
police shootings, racial reconciliation, West Side Story