Photo of Mary Elizabeth by Bill Wadman You’re going to love today’s interviewee, for no other reason than the essay she contributed to my compilation of mom stories, “The Imperfect Mom,” was about how she allowed her infant daughter to ingest nothing other than breastmilk, yet by the time the little one was four, she…

Okay, not only is Mary Elizabeth Williams a talented writer, she’s also a producer! She must have taken a course on how to make videos, one that I haven’t taken yet. This will give you a great snapshot of her book. Enjoy the movie (it’s only two minutes long, and if you’ve ever looked for…

This is one of the more popular pieces from my archives. The sad truth is that I haven’t gotten any better. Look at these photos I took the other day. Now I not only hoard books. I hoard nuts as well, just like my literary agent. She won’t admit it to anyone but me. But…

I’m going to do a little name dropping here and say that my FRIEND Jim Martin has become Stephen Colbert’s chaplain. This is his THIRD appearance on The Colbert Report, and Jim invited me to be part of the audience! Unfortunately, because I am practicing my “simplification” practices for Lent (and because I’m broke), I…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners