• Come in! Come in!

    Previously posted on TinyLetter Oh, friends: I wish I had something witty, charming, or alarmingly wise to give you tonight. You know, as a way to usher in a whole new year together. Instead,…

  • On Simplifying Prayer

    Previously posted on TinyLetter Generous souls, As always, thank you for lending my words your eyes, attention, and response. It means more than you know. Here is what my mind, like the sea, has…

  • A world of Octobers

    Previously posted on TinyLetter My dearest Maples, I read a quote yesterday that said, “I’m so glad to live in a world where there are Octobers.” and I smiled. I smiled in the chill…

  • Paper thin

    Previously posted on TinyLetter Buckle up. This one is long. I’m sitting across from the wisest, dearest friend in my life. When I met her at 23-years-old, I found myself standing in her living room, arms…

  • Our Pilgrimage

    Previously posted with TinyLetter “My fellow pilgrims, I go back and forth on whether or not to continue talking, writing, thinking about deconstruction in terms of our faith. But I look at my subscriber…

  • A Reckoning

    Previously posted on TinyLetter “ And I think what is happening in our nation today is, all of the harms of the past have come up to claim us, all at once, and they’re…

  • When I cried to Moana

    Previously posted on TinyLetter Wild things, The other morning, I found myself crying while watching Moana. Being a favorite of Declan’s, it’s a movie that I’ve seen far too many times to count. Yet,…

  • The Magic of Time

    Previously posted on TinyLetter My little heart ventricles, Too much? Or just right? I hope this is finding you well. And by that, I mean close to where all the warm things exist –…

  • From Isolation to Justification

    Previously posted on TinyLetter To the wintry hearts, I mean that welcome both figuratively and literally. While the urge to write over the past week was strong, anxiety about my workload and the world…