I love picking up my kids from school. If your child is a “divulger,” then those moments when they get in the car are some of the most fruitful conversations you’ll get...

My husband jokes that my favorite room in our house is the laundry room...

In the spring of 1996, I had just called the top level of my phone tree for my Varsity Softball team because our tournament in Rantoul had been rained out...

For as long as I can remember, I have felt like an outsider. Like a fish out of water. I have always yearned for connection though...

It’s the phrase that I would say over and over when my kids were little and trying to master something new: “Try again"...

One of the positives of social media is getting to see all of the interesting places people visit…

I have always loved daisies. They are simple, they have strong stems, they come in many, many varieties…

My ashes were a magnet last week. The smudged cross of palm branch ash prompted several conversations…

At this point, it’s a fact of life. We celebrate more funerals than weddings…

I was so excited to start back through the book of Ephesians with my small group…

I was beginning to question the accuracy of my eyesight or my housekeeping skills…or both…

Imagine writing a letter to a loved one, someone who is beloved to you…

I remember as a kid waiting for the JCPenney's catalog to come out in the fall, so I could look through the toy and clothes section and mark all of the things I wanted…

It must have started with a quote from the October 16 entry in Mother Teresa’s book, “Do Something Beautiful for God”…

Handstand. Headstand. Shoulder stand? I can easily picture (but not execute) the first two movements…

I have always loved to listen to music. Some of my best memories of my parents are from the 70’s and 80’s…

I recently saw this newspaper clipping and it struck something in me. Please read…

There are certain risks in my life that I’m not willing to take anymore…

So how is your summer routine going?…

Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies. I am very grateful that, at this stage of my life, I have the gift of time to do more of it…