Children

A Bolt of Color

This year, a high point of the Friends General Conference Gathering for me was, like so much that happens in…

Helping Young People Feel Welcome

At University Friends Meeting in Seattle, Washington, we have several systems in place to make sure children new to the…

The Invisible World

When I was a small child, I can remember a time when I was caught doing something I should not…

Students Learn while Folding Peace Cranes

In the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11th, I knew, as a librarian in a Quaker lower school,…

A Phone Call from Santa Fe

We are hardly the only Vermonters who rise at dawn and take an early evening shuteye soon after the sun…

Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent

Judy: When Denis and I were asked to give the Michener lecture, I was daunted by the realization that we…

Ladybug

Beyond the forest, at the edge of the swamp, a little red-speckled ladybug crawled slowly up the stem of an…

Father for a Day

When I first realized that my journey from Catholicism to Quakerism had reached a point of no return, one of…