Julia – Page 2 – the curious anti-narcissist

Book Review: Lullabies for Little Criminals

Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill, 2006, is a portrait of childhood on the streets. And yes, it made me...

Ugh. Terror everywhere. James Foley. 21 Martyrs. Charlie Hebo. Youtube beheadings left, right, and center. No matter where I...

I felt like an alien. Af first it was just a nuisance when the mysterious itchy welts appeared on...

Meet grumpy badger. He so aptly represents my latest (very immature) huff against God. Who would have thought that my...

This summer, I joined the macaron-making conversation. Or madness. What have you. It happened on a whim. Ashley and...

Life is a hallway of doors. You take one step forward. Then another. You see a door. Knock on...

There’s something in me that thrills to recall finding God’s love for the very first time. There’s something in...

My mom, a little Asian woman with a huge smile and a fierce child-like wonder, is weeping over lunch....

“Mom,” asks Evan, my nine-year old son, “Will we see Bubbles in heaven? Because she belonged to an evangelical...

I’ve always been somewhat uncomfortable with my Western privilege. I sometimes feel guilty that I have so much choice...

Homeschooler and mother of two, Lavone Li is a “pollanist” – she’s a fan of the home-grown, organic food ethic. Li intentionally shops locally...

When my husband and I were still in the get-to-know-you phase, he asked me, “What kind of church ministry...

There is one video that made me break the law. Truly. It’s a video of me and my church dance team...

“Okay. You get to cut the cookie in half. I get to choose which piece to eat.” “No! That’s...

Does everyone else get as sentimental as I do about San Francisco? This weekend jaunt was one of those...

Moving is never fun. But I’m an expert now. In 2013, I lived through...

The Future Face of the North American...

Disney’s Frozen, loosely based on “The Snow Queen,”came out at the end of November to rave reviews. But I’m conflicted. I’m not...

I am taut and strung-out. I need to be at the courts by 9am. The courts, the courts, the...

I have a family connection to a Pulitzer prize winning journalist. So when I decided that I want to...