...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.

Grace is having a commitment to- or at least an acceptance of- being ineffective and foolish. That our bottled charm is the main roadblock to drinking that clear cool glass of love.

There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.

And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.

Toddlers can make you feel as if you have violated some archaic law in their personal Koran and you should die, infidel.

...after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be as easy and pleasurable as bathing a cat.

When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.