About a decade ago, my maternal grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease. As her memory faded, so did her knowledge of her friends, husband, and children...
Home Faith
My all-time favorite movie—not just favorite Christmas movie—is It’s a Wonderful Life. Plenty of ink has been spilled over this movie, sometimes revering it as...
One of the least appealing pastimes that I’ve allowed my toddlers to develop is looking at the camera roll on my phone, an activity that they refer to as “Look...
In the early months of 2021, our family started to unclench. With a new president in office and COVID-19 vaccines becoming available, it was more than a spring...
Let’s be real: Parenting is hard. I love being a parent, and it’s by far the most challenging, demanding, and sacrificial part of my life. It’s perfectly fine...
I didn’t realize that my 3-year-old likes popcorn. But more significantly, I didn’t realize that I didn’t know things about my 3-year-old. I was awakened to...
The cliché—though it’s true—is that kids teach their parents far more than their parents teach them. I have found this most often to be the case in perspective...
When I was in college, I was late to the game in applying for campus work study positions, so I got stuck working in the fundraising call room. While I hated...
If you’re anything like me, your time spent in the confessional often features more than a little sinful déjà vu. No matter how frequently or infrequently I...
“Mommy, why aren’t you happy just the way God made you?!” When my 8-year-old daughter posed this query with tears streaming down her face, it was a punch to...
