The Virtuous Woman: Proverbs 31

The virtuous woman of Proverbs 31:10-31. We love her. We hate her. We all wish we could be her. We feel condemned and ashamed because we aren’t her. And most of us don’t understand her at all. For many of us, this passage serves as a high bar of womanhood we can never achieve. WeContinue reading “The Virtuous Woman: Proverbs 31”

Saint Patrick

As an Irish-American, St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. I love to celebrate with family and friends, and while St. Patrick’s Day in the US is mostly an excuse to throw a parade and get drunk, that isn’t the way it’s traditionally celebrated in Ireland. In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is aContinue reading “Saint Patrick”