...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-discovery, the being face to face with one's secret insanity and brokenness and rage.

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.

I liked those ladies! They were helpers, and they danced.' These are the words I want on my gravestone: that I was a helper, and that I danced.

Prayer is talking to something or anything with which we seek union, even if we are bitter or insane or broken. (In fact, these are probably the best possible conditions under which to pray.) Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to get it together before we show up.

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

If you fixate on the big picture, the whole shebang, the overview, you miss the stitching.