As I sat at the desk in my church office this week, I began to feel the too-familiar pain of the past thirty years. My pelvic region felt as if there was a fire-breathing dragon residing within it. While finishing the work, my mind began to wonder if my endometriosis was coming back… Endometriosis is… Read More
Faith and Illness: Sabbath, being still, and chronic illness
I write this from my bed, recovering from my second surgery in a year for endometriosis. I function pretty well most of the time, save for the week or 10-12 days per month that I am in crippling pain. Endometriosis is a nasty disease in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus and attaches itself to… Read More
The Pastoral is Political – On Being an Outsider at the OB/GYN and in the Sanctuary
The OB/GYN is not always a happy place where dreams come true. Sometimes, it’s where people discover extremely devastating news or where their baby dreams turn into infertility nightmares. Read More