Still I Will Follow...
Ordinary Adventures New Year's Eve Post
Layers of Memories: Before and After Loss
My baby turns 17 next month. His nearly six foot frame towers over me. He is looking at colleges and preparing for his driver’s test. […]
Middle Age Hiking Tips
My husband and I enjoy hiking. More accurately, we enjoy the scenery of a wooded trail. Most of our family vacations include one or more […]
Fathers Setting the Bar for Marriage
Working on my website this past week, I came across a very old tribute piece I wrote for my Dad. While I’m pretty biased about […]
Summer’s Last Ditch Efforts
I live in New Jersey where school starts after Labor Day. The summer count down has one month remaining. Teachers at my school report back […]
What’s Up With Middle Age?
So, I turned 46 this month. I am clearly middle aged. Statistically, I’ve already lived more than half of my life, though I don’t like […]
Parenting Adults
About the time I started college, I recall a change happening in my home. My family would all get together for some holiday and the […]
Lessons in Grief: 3, 4, and 23 Years Later
Monday marked the 3rd anniversary of the death of our son. Unable to fall asleep, I found myself crying in the middle of the night. […]
Discovering Myself: An Ugly Duckling Fairytale for Grown-ups
Kate’s Journal (a white diary with duckling on the front held closed by a tiny gold lock) November 18, 1983 (10 years old) Kids are […]
Great Love Stories Don’t End With Weddings
I was 18 when I met my husband. He was 22. We began dating shortly after, and within a few months, I was in love. […]
My Fruitless Attempts at Delegating Housework
Here are some of my fruitless attempts at getting my family to pitch in around the house: I have also left the toilet bowl cleaner laying […]
Finding God is Bigger in Our Sorrows
“Aslan,” said Lucy, “you’re bigger.” “That is because you are older, little one,” answered he. “Not because you are?” “I am not. But every year […]
Sanctification as a Journey and a Conversation: Iron Sharpens Iron
I have been thinking through a lot of questions lately. Are we no longer a society that can agree to disagree? Can we respect a […]
Give Mom What She Really Wants
I’m used to being asked what I want for Mother’s Day. Typically, I don’t have an answer. I suspect this is true for many mothers. […]
