by Dorothy Greco | Jul 31, 2014 | Blog, Marriage & Family, Spirituality
In which sleep again evades me because I cannot stop thinking about what’s happening in Liberia. Normally, media scare tactics fail to pull me in. Try as I might, I cannot ignore what’s going on in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Last night, after hearing...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, Marriage & Family, Spirituality
In which I aim for good enough rather than perfect. I offer you a confession—I am a recovering perfectionist. As previously mentioned, I spent most of my life believing that in order to be liked and accepted, I had to be perfect. Like any other addiction, if I fail to...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Marriage & Family, Spirituality
In which I plan the menu and shop for my largest dinner party ever. As the cashier was sliding my items across her scanner, I knew this was going to be my highest grocery store purchase ever. I even wondered if Mastercard would deny the sale—or at least call my...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Marriage & Family, Spirituality
Anthony and Kate in Liberia last year. Photo courtesy of AJ Beephan In which I feel the familiar fear for my children’s welfare creeping in but choose to fight back with gratitude. As each year passes, I become increasingly aware of the fragility of life. We’ve...
by Dorothy Greco | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Book review, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
2013 was a year filled with regret. My husband and I had to make some incredibly painful choices about moving on from a community that we loved. Night after night, we tortured ourselves by revisiting decisions we had made, conversations that had gone awry, and...
by Dorothy Greco | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
There was a day ten years ago when I felt ashamed to be human. The Massachusetts’ government was deciding whether to expand marriage rights to gays and lesbians. Hundreds of men and women, utterly and unapologetically opposing each other, faced off in front of...
