It was astonishing: the same newscast reported on fighting between two Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, who at the time were in conflict not just with Israel but with each other.
Last year, as I was hurrying down a steep staircase—in high heels—at church, I lost my footing, plunged to the landing, and hit the plaster wall, making a very large dent.
While hiking with my husband on a primitive trail in Arches National Park, Utah, I climbed a section of steep rock to bypass a deep puddle on the path.