Thomas, a reader who has the same bone disorder I do (osteogenesis imperfecta, or OI) commented on my contention in Friday’s post that I hate OI. Thomas wrote, “It’s really hard to read this and not feel sad for you…To me hating an ...
Every Friday, I feature something written by one of my fellow bloggers at Patheos, a web portal devoted to religion and spirituality, or by another blogger/writer whose work I admire. This week I am discussing Christian Piatt’s new memoir as part...
Posted on May 24th, 2012 in
Christianity,
church,
death,
disabilities,
family,
funerals,
kids,
marriage,
mourning,
No Easy Choice,
parenthood
A mother, mother-in-law, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother dies, and we gather. We walk through Ruby’s house, running our hands along the dresser tops and counters and armchairs that witnessed her raising five children, cooking thousands o...
Posted on May 16th, 2012 in
death,
family,
mourning
On Monday morning, May 14, my mother-in-law, Ruby Kimrey Dollar, died. Which makes my husband an orphan (his dad died of colon cancer in 1988). I cannot speak for what my husband is feeling, and in fact, he may be trying to figure that out for some tim...
Posted on May 15th, 2012 in
books,
Christianity,
disability,
ethics,
God,
infertility,
IVF,
No Easy Choice,
parenthood,
PGD,
reproductive technology,
writing
Yesterday, Sandra Glahn (co-author of several books on infertility with Dr. William Cutrer) featured a Q&A with me about my book, No Easy Choice, on her blog. Check it out here.