Kat Silverglate

Kat Silverglate

Look Again

By Kat Silverglate © 2026 I think she was attempting to help parents bridge the disconnect between the way children in a digital age are exposed to information and the way older, non-digital natives grew in knowledge. Here’s the gist…

Tiny in a Spacious Place

By Kat Silverglate © 2025-2026 The second of six children, she was always the smallest in height but not in personality. An extrovert by nature, she came alive in the presence of others. The first little sister to a big…

Finishing School

By Kat Silverglate © 2025 John Ortberg’s writings about his mentor Dallas Willard and the impact his guidance had on his spiritual formation left more than a tinge of holy jealousy in my heart. Who wouldn’t want access to a…

Threshold

By Kat Silverglate © 2025 “It’s a realtor trick,” she said. “Cleaning the thresholds on all the entry and exit doors of your house. Those thresholds trap the residue of life. Pet hair. Mud. The stuff that sticks to the…

Guidance: The Pilgrim’s Power

By Kat Silverglate © 2025 He had this thick shock of snow-white hair and he spoke with this booming voice. When his vocal cords cracked the hum of the students chatting and shuffling papers, authority absolutely filled every inch of…

The Story I Want My Life to Tell

By Kat Silverglate © 2025 Chocolate. Our first introduction involved chocolate, her favorite food on the planet.  She and her husband, both lawyers, attended a continuing legal education seminar I gave in the 90’s. Hard to remember the year now.…