“Surely, God’s love includes people who can’t bear it.” —Wendell Berry
Author Archives: heather choate davis
In the wake of despair
It arrived in a Facebook message from my husband this morning. I saw that it was a link. Clicking thru I had the surreal experience of reading about a murder-suicide—the sort of thing that happens somewhere else, to people with lives you can’t quite imagine. But this was the story of a man I knew.Continue reading “In the wake of despair”
Paradox
I have found the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa
Kissing Babies
This was the title of my second book—my first novel— which was supposed to be published 17 years ago. It wasn’t. After the success of Baptism by Fire, my agent was eager to have me write, “more books like that.” I wasn’t clear on how I was supposed to write more books about my daughterContinue reading “Kissing Babies”
Prayer for Our Daughters
May they never be lonely at parties Or wait for mail from people they haven’t written Or still in middle age ask God for favors Or forbid their children things they were never forbidden. May hatred be like a habit they never developed And can’t see the point of, like gambling or heavy drinking.Continue reading “Prayer for Our Daughters”
Heather Choate Davis 