Liz PetroneinOther DoorsFor the Motherless on Mother’s DayJust the other day I was driving along in my car, listening to vintage hip hop and waving my hands in the air like I just didn’t care, and…May 9, 20203May 9, 20203
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsThe Holiday HikeMy husband is a man of traditions. He loves them, craves them, looks forward to them, and likes to create them. We could be mid-something…Jan 19, 20195Jan 19, 20195
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsSurvival ModeNo one told me how much of life was just survival mode. Some told me it would be amazing (and it is!) and some told me it would be hard…Jan 2, 20191Jan 2, 20191
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsWhat My Daughter Taught Me About the Beauty of Losing It AllOne hot night a couple of weeks back, I watched Maria lose her championship game.Nov 24, 20181Nov 24, 20181
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsThere’s a Song Inside You YetThe ever-brilliant Nadia Bolz-Weber advises us to preach from our scars, and not from open wounds. It’s solid advice, and advice that I try…Sep 29, 20182Sep 29, 20182
Liz PetroneTen Things People May Not Know About Me Challenge ThingyThe ever patient Nicholas Petrone nominated me to write a ten things post, and while in some ways I’d love to say it’s against everything I…Sep 25, 20181Sep 25, 20181
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsThe Woman With the Porcelain SkinThe last time I saw my grandmother alive, a couple of years ago, she was dressed to the nines like she always was. Nice slacks, a silk…Aug 31, 20182Aug 31, 20182
Liz PetroneinOther DoorsWhat if you told the story of your own suffering?When I was 16–and on LSD–the decorative apple split open, and so did I.Aug 25, 20185Aug 25, 20185