This article is reposted from its first publication in 2009. We’ve found these reflections to have lasting relevance, and to be well worth revisiting. In Washington DC, it is only a matter of time before the kind woman standing next to me at a cocktail party will turn from talking with my husband and ask the inevitable,...
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The story of Proverbs 31 boils down to a central concept that extends to all humanity: interdependence. Often forgotten, the first nine verses reveal the advice of a mother to her royal son (King Lemuel – likely Solomon) where she implores the boy to stay maritally faithful (v.3) and sober (v.4). Furthermore, our mysterious mother...
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My mom has a lot of sayings. A lot. She is chock full of expressions, metaphors, and phrases which she uses often and which have, whether for good or ill, become a natural part of my own vernacular. One of the expressions she repeated often when my sister and I were children is “Now don’t...
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