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...

Where do you get your strength from? I recently had someone question me as to why I try to treat people how I would like to be treated...

Okay, okay. If you are a bit perplexed by my choice of this cartoon for a Faith Friday visual, let me tell you I was right there with you on Thursday morning...

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...

Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119:105)

I like words. I like to read them. Writing them in cohesive sentences gives me great satisfaction...

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…

Whenever we are planning a get-together with family or friends at our home, my husband inevitably reminds me not to stress about the menu…

Life seems bookended with an adventurous spirit. As a toddler, we were often fearless, inquisitive, and curiosity motivated our every move…

This summer I have been re-watching the series Ted Lasso, which I watched last year for the first time after many people recommended it…

In all honesty, we tend to take them for granted. I am referring to those people in our lives who are there for us…

Take a look at this map. Maybe you’ve seen it before. Or maybe you’re like me, and the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress is intriguing you…

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

Several years ago, I spent a bit of time listening to testimonials of converts to Catholicism…

Do you remember when the summer TV offerings were all reruns? Many, but not all of you, remember the time before the internet existed…

Twenty years ago almost to the minute, my son Peyton was born. It was a tremendous day packed with excitement, hope, overwhelming love, and a dash of fear…

A two-word term took me by surprise this week. I had never come across it before…

Time is tricky. We want it to slow down in the wonderful moments…