Mother’s Day for All of Us

Mother’s Day for All of Us

I have always had a strange relationship with Mother's Day - it has held the biggest both/and for me of the Hallmark holidays, and this year that both/and has only increased. Growing up, our family wrestled with the dance of how to celebrate my mom and stepmother and also honor the powerful life and legacy [...]

January 3, 2012 – Bet She’an, Mount Nebo

The morning brought with it abundant and life-giving sunshine as well as one of my favorite sites of ancient ruins thus far - Bet She'an. Our group somehow had a stolen hour to ourselves in this fascinating ancient city which lies at the junction of the Valley of Jezreel and the Jordan River Valley. And [...]