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Japan on My Mind
Like many of you, I’ve been watching the news about Japan with a mixture of shock and sorrow. It is a little weird to me that I am going to work, doing my daily routine, and spending time with friends...
View ArticleThe Ever-Present Face of Tragedy
I have had a hard time with the over-abundance of media articles on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. Don’t get me wrong; I thought it was awful at the time. I was in a printmaking class that morning,...
View ArticleRemember the Third Act
From suicide bombers in Bulgaria, to a corrupt regime in Syria, to a gunman in Colorado–evil people choose to harm their brothers and sisters. It’s natural to wonder how any sort of God would allow...
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The Right to an Education
Going through my morning routine of getting a five-year-old ready for school and juggling my own preparations for work, I heard the words “Taliban” and “education” from the television as I passed...
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Peace
The shootings in Connecticut were a grim reminder that the world often lacks the peace that we seek. And in many cases, those who are most innocent and most deserving of that peace are the ones who...
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Dear Boston, I Love You
Flies and old mattresses in Brighton— Inauspicious beginnings. You break and fix me. Beautiful snow you come to hate Until you learn the miracle of spring. I came to terms with grief and depression. No...
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How to Respond to Acts of Terror
“In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Events like the Boston Marathon bombing make the woes prophesied in the scriptures seem all too...
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Finding Peace after the Boston Marathon Bombing
I did not know anyone who was injured or killed in the Boston Marathon bombings in April 2013. I don’t think I even knew anyone who knew anyone injured or killed. Yet, because I live and work in...
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When Big, Bad Things Happen
On Memorial Day weekend 2008 Annie, Ben, Jack (aged 3), and Lila (aged 3 1/2 months) left Brooklyn for a weekend trip to North Carolina, Ben’s hometown. They never came back. What happened isn’t quite...
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To Express Sympathy: Mourning with Those that Mourn
Gratitude and peace swelled in my heart as I read through the many messages responding to my Facebook post about my daughter who was in the NICU for an unforeseen brain injury at birth. People’s cards...
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