Do You Hear What I Hear? Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash   I got hearing aids this week!!! Am I the only sixty-one-year-old thrilled by the fact that I’ve achieved a symbol of age?? Bring it on, I say! I can hear!…

Do You See What I See? Photo by nine koepfer on Unsplash Well, hello. I’m back from a bit of a break as we moved out and then back into our house this past summer. In January, we noticed a leak under the…

Calling all caregivers Photo by youssef naddam on Unsplash I’m thinking a lot about advocacy work these days. One, because I’m contemplating proposing a new version of my previous book for helping the local church structure a ministry of one…

Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash   Last week I wrote a Substack about the Christian call to “Stand.” Apparently, it struck a chord. Some of those who responded were already intimately aware of the danger inherent to the call.…

There’s this woman. Let’s call her my hero. There’s actually a whole bunch of them. Maybe someday I’ll have the privilege of writing their stories. This particular woman remains forefront on my list of luminaries because she speaks my language.…

I’m in a bit of writing slump as I try and figure out which bandage to rip off next from my story. I’m waiting on the Lord to inspire me and so far I’ve got nothin. In the meantime, I’m…

As I’ve been writing these posts about the Help[H]er book and resources, and the potential danger associated with a particular type of woman-to-woman caregiving ministry, I’ve discovered I have lots of new friends. Many women have made contact and shared…

 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus, who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage. Phil. 2:5-6 I went back to the scene of…

When I begin helping a woman who is unsure regarding what’s happening in her marriage, I don’t necessarily tell her, “You’re being abused.” I may be able to recognize the patterns and have some confidence that her marriage is abusive,…

Although I’d felt erased from my work, I was ultimately thankful to disconnect from the materials as I no longer ascribe to that expression of a caregiving ministry, nor many of the beliefs inherent to the system. In particular, I…