Finality
In the past months, I have been unsubscribing from lists that are local to New Jersey. Two were community chat lists. One was a newsletter from my gym, where I am no longer a member. Each time I hit the “unsubscribe” button, I have registered tangible feelings of...
Bad Therapy
I have just finished reading Abigail Shrier’s second book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids aren’t Growing Up. One review of the book summarizes its message as “an investigation into how mental health overdiagnosis is harming, not helping, children.” Shrier is a journalist...
Moving Part 5 – Dwelling Place
Back in 1989, when we moved to 36 Jefferson Road, the parsonage that God provided for our family while we worked for Princeton Christian Fellowship, I wondered if I should order stationery. I mused that I had no idea how long we would live in that house and if it...
Moving Part 4 – Make New Friends but Keep the Old
I am writing a series on lessons learned from our recent move to Colorado. This post is a meditation on friendship. I learned a song as a child, “Make New Friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” I realized recently that I learned that as a girl...
Moving Part 3: People Are More Important Than Things
I am writing a series of posts about moving, and more specifically about my recent move. I have a strong desire to acknowledge how the Lord has helped us in big ways like life guidance and in small ways, like helping us sort our possessions. Today, I want to tell...
Moving Part 2 – How Would Marie Kondo Evaluate My Stuff?
One year for my birthday, my son gifted me a self-help book called The Hoarder In You: How to live a happier, healthier, uncluttered life, by Robin Zasio. He gave it to me, rather unceremoniously, saying, “You’re not going to like this.” I did not resent his gift...