The world is rife with brokenness and suffering. But it is also full of brilliance and magic. On some days, this paradox hits you right between the eyes, and today — my second perfect nephew, Abraham Elio’s, birthday — is one of them. Abraham represents new beginnings. Abraham is the…

Surrender. It’s a concept I’ve been striving to embody. It’s what ultimately caused me to reimagine my U2 fandom. And, because you can’t make this shit up, it’s the title of Bono’s new memoir. Surrender requires honesty — an honest assessment and, ultimately, acceptance of what is, what works, and…

I started typing this piece in May and got as far as the title. (The fact that I forgot to publish it in August when I finished says nothing good.) I was exhausted. So was my family. Even the dogs seemed worn out. …

Writing a novel is hard. Like childbirth, the first tends to be the toughest and require the most endurance — to organize, to outline, to craft. It takes time to find other book-moms with whom to be honest (I did 20,000 steps to avoid writing today. Do you think I…

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Until recently, I luxuriated in all the standard delusions we adopt in order to move through life. I believed that statistics applied to everyone, especially to my people. That tragedy would not strike my family — just others. That healthy babies lived. That life, mostly, made sense, and that we…

I am done with this fallacy that our country is full of women who are not mothers. I know — some women do not raise biological or adopted children. But I challenge you to name ONE WOMAN who does not mother at least one living creature: a parent, neighbor, sibling…

My favorite band returns to Houston on their timely tour of ‘The Joshua Tree’ — One of the most enduring, passionate and loving relationships in my life is with four men I’ve never met. (And my husband is OK with that.) I first heard “The Joshua Tree” at overnight camp in 1987, and I have been in love with U2 ever since. I use the…

I knew I wasn’t the only one who felt undervalued and misjudged as a mother. And I knew that the way our society treats women has been at the forefront of people’s minds, especially lately, thanks to the Harvey Weinstein imbroglio, the #MeToo movement and the election of Donald Trump. …