Faith in Vermont


  • Faith Gong: Adventures in Back-to-School Shopping

    Faith Gong: Adventures in Back-to-School Shopping

    Our family went back to school the day after Labor Day. The Addison County schools began the week before Labor Day, but since we homeschool I figured: Why…

  • Faith Gong: Dispatch from the West Coast

    Faith Gong: Dispatch from the West Coast

    I’m writing this at the dining room table of my brother- and sister-in-law’s home in Orange County, California, on the final day of a weeklong visit with family…

  • Faith Gong: Walking the Labyrinth

    Faith Gong: Walking the Labyrinth

    Were you to ask me what our family has done this summer, my response would be, “Very little.” This summer, my daughters decided they wanted to do nothing.…

  • Faith Gong: Of anniversaries and trampolines

    Faith Gong: Of anniversaries and trampolines

    The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing also happens to be the 17th anniversary of my marriage. Laying the two events side by side, I’m not…

  • Faith in Vermont: Clowns vs. Love

    Faith in Vermont: Clowns vs. Love

    On Thursday I received an email from the principal of my daughters’ school. This email was sent to all parents in order to reassure us – and, by…

  • Faith in Vermont: Clowns vs. Love

    Faith in Vermont: Clowns vs. Love

    On Thursday I received an email from the principal of my daughters’ school. This email was sent to all parents in order to reassure us – and, by…