Why I Still Go to Church
I love this blog post by Sarah Bessey so much, and I commend it to you: http://sarahbessey.com/think-community-worth-intention-still-go-church/ There are so …
Parenting
Don’t Go To Church for Your Children
by Robin Bartlett Many of you know that I go to church in the late afternoons in my neighborhood, and …
Children Will Listen
I want to talk about growing up UU since our kids are growing up UU, and I know something about …
We Share the World with People and Other Hard Things
I have two kids who were born and raised in the city of Boston, and they are city kids. Both …
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Know Yourself Beloved
My three-year-old is a precocious, rather devious three-year-old who fools a lot of people, most notably her preschool teacher. Her preschool …
Loving the Hell out of the Suburbs
Y’all, I’m back following my maternity leave. I have a robust two-month-old named Isaac to add to my supply of …
“I don’t have time for this” and other jumbled thoughts on time and resurrection
by Robin Bartlett Barraza Yesterday, my almost-three-year old dropped a pen on the floor while she was “writing” a grocery …
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If I could touch God, it would feel like my mom
By Robin Bartlett Barraza My kids come with me to a church service in the late afternoons on Sundays at …
Lord, Grant Me The Courage to Parent a Two-Year-Old
When explaining why she brings her son to church, Anne Lamott says this: “The main reason is that I want …
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On Forgiveness: To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God
by Robin Bartlett Barraza I just saw Les Miserables in the movie theater when it opened on Christmas Day. Have …
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Sinners, Repent!!!
by Robin Bartlett Barraza SINNERS, REPENT!! That’s how I began my first sermon during my intern ministry last fall. It …
Following a School Shooting…
Fellow mamas and papas whose hearts, like mine, are walking around outside your bodies on a daily basis: my arms …
For the Love of God: On Santa and Who’s In
by Robin Bartlett Barraza The miracle of the Christmas story to me is the miracle of the incarnation. We are …