Weeping is terrible for the complexion" said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, "but it is very good for the soul.

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system.

My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.

I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.

I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.

Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.