What is the primary narrative of our time, the theme running through our songs, our literature, our movies, our TV, the story we tell over and over and strive to reenact with our own lives?
Romance.
We might at first be tempted to call it “love,” but it isn’t real love, the kind that cherishes the familiar [...]
Two nights ago I stayed up until 1:00 a.m. reading a little book. It brought together some thoughts my husband and I had had bubbling around in our minds for quite a while. It was so startling, I wish everyone could read it. Happily, the whole thing is online. Here are some excerpts that took [...]
Last weekend, my whole family was shopping at my favorite store, Meijer. (For those of you who are not familiar with it, think Super Walmart, with more groceries and a healthy dose of Midwestern culture.) We were dashing about filling our cart with storage bins and brightly colored kids’ clothes hangers, some bug spray, etc., [...]
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