Woman

I would also like to say that it has taken me a while and I am still developing my identity as a woman. For much of my life I neglected the beauty of being a woman. I have long believed that we are all children of God regardless of gender. I thought that the differences between the genders did not matter- I took these beliefs to the extreme and did not (and still do not fully) appreciate the beauty of being a woman. So to continue referring myself as a woman is a bit unsettling but a worthy and important practice.


I am thinking of a dear friend and her daughter and a community dinner. Over dinner one evening the young daughter said to the table, "Do you know what women have that men don't?" My immediate cringe was echoed around the table as we held our breaths for the impending anatomy demonstration. Mother and daughter immediately lift their arms in a demonstration of strength as they chant, "BIRTH POWER."