A Friend from Philadelphia YM whose daughter is disabled offers thoughts on seeing her daughter as a gift from God.
On Listening: To God and to Each Other
Talk given by Friend from Philadelphia YM at a spiritual retreat in 1983. Thoughts on listening to the voice of God in our hearts and in those around us.
The Crone
One of the author’s series of stories about women who knew Jesus; this one fantasizes that the woman who anointed Jesus in Mark ch. 14 could also be the midwife who had delivered him in Bethlehem.
Conversations from the Heartland
Friends Journal article: Midwestern “liberal-type” Friend who home schools her children describes her communication with other home-schooling mothers who are fundamentalist Christians, and efforts to find common spiritual ground.
How I survived my Halo
A Friend tells how she drew on both religious and psychological resources after major surgery and a lengthy hospital stay.
Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent
Michener Lecture to Southeastern YM, 1995; A married couple from Philadelphia YM share about their family’s life living the testimony of simplicity. The husband grew up Roman Catholic and used to be a monk.
