This is the time of year when the beautiful family photos are on display. They show up in mailboxes, on refrigerators, framed in metal and wood, and you can scroll through the Rolodex of family perfection on Facebook any time, day or night. Smiling, domestic, loveliness sitting on the lawn. Gorgeous families with obedient 2.5 and a shiny white picket. Sometimes there are parents stealing a kiss, or children embracing. Often times you’ll find a splendid I’ve-never-pooped-in-the-house ...read more
This One’s a Fighter!
American Ninja Warrior is a sports entertainment obstacle course show where athletes complete against each other for a half million dollars. Recently a video of Kacy Catanzaro, the first woman to complete the course, went viral. Her strength and agility are phenomenal. As I watch the video, the crowd is deafening as they yell and chant her name. The announcers are frenzied after each stage of the course she completes. Several people in the crowd yell, “I love you Kacy”. I can't help but ...read more
Room Full of Naked Old Ladies
If you haven’t spent time in a room full of naked old ladies, you don’t know what you're missing. The pool facility where I have physical therapy has a second pool that is used for the ‘Senior Wellness Program.' The gals show up early to float around in the deep end and solve all the problems of the world in their swim caps and floaties. Several times a week I get to share a locker room overrun with gray-haired, birthday suit-clad gals. Average age: 76. It’s important to understand, I’m ...read more
What is Beauty? Part II
I’ve known some distractingly handsome men. When I got to know their hearts, they became less attractive. The reverse has also been true. I’ve known men who are entirely average externally, but when I got to know the whole of them, they became attractive in a way that nothing external could possibly alter their appeal. Fortunately, our hearts see people differently than do our eyes. I do understand that physicality plays a part in our world. I, and most women, know this all too well. We are ...read more
Message of Hate
In the last week, there is a blog post that’s been posted again and again in every possible way on the Internet. I believe viral is the correct term. It’s a beautiful post that needs to be read by every woman who ever had a daughter or was a daughter. It needs to be read by every man who ever loved a woman, or ever hopes to. Sarah Koppelkam wrote a blog post called "How to talk to your daughter about her body". It is simple and profound. The message: teach your daughter the usefulness and ...read more