On one of the first evenings after our then foster (now adopted) daughter Teenasia came to live with us, second-grade Jacob was at the dining room table doing...
Author - Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck
A couple years ago, when Jon’s daughter tried out for the local club soccer team, she was placed on the B team. “Kayla had been the star of her rec team the...
If the last year was a bit rocky for your family, this long New Year’s weekend might be just what you need to get back on track. Find a cozy time and talk as a...
When I was about 7, the family next door took me out for ice cream. This was a rare treat because they chose Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors, not the local frozen...
In the pre-Christmas rush, take time for Advent. Jamie and Carol and their four children, ages 9 to 15, try to avoid looking at any Christmas decorations...
Our family went to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium last year and saw the feature Cosmic Collisions. This was not a soothing, gaze-at-the-night-sky experience...
I was doing dishes in the kitchen last week when my son Jacob came in and started unloading the dishwasher. While generally dishwasher unloading is a job that...
While We Wait: Spiritual and Practical Advice for Those Trying to Adopt By Heidi Schlumpf (ACTA, 2009) Wherever you are in your process of waiting to...
Five minutes before my children go to bed, I am not feeling very holy. They are tired and I am exhausted. There are blue globs of toothpaste in the sink basin...
Bread Body Spirit Edited and with introductions by Alice Peck (Skylights Path Publishing, 2008) This is a book that will make you hungry. You’ll be...
