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A backed up world.
When My oldest son was about three he went to work on a bowl of cherries a friend in Ukraine gave us. We didn’t realize until it was too late that he was eating the …
Family
Topics that primarily relate to marriage and child-raising.
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Pocket of Frogs
Once, a boy walked along the shore. He picked up a stick and drove it into the sand as he considered whether he wanted to build a sandcastle. He caught a frog, and as he …
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What to Wear?
Let’s dive headlong into the controversy shall we? women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,but with what is proper for …
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Gen X: Why? Z
This week, many moms are feeling a mixture of pride and grief as their children don their robes and doff their graduation caps. We will then worry as they head off to make their own …
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A mother’s wish
I learned a fun word this week ‘matriphagy.’ An odd behavior to be sure. But then sacrifices mothers make aren’t always easily explained. Some days you might feel like the task takes your last ounce …
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Not-So-Green Thumb
You would think that I would be good with plants. I mean, Green is literally my last name! but no, I don’t have a green thumb, or even a brown one; I have a black …
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Plan B
A few weeks ago, I shared a testimony of a woman whose patience in a marriage with a non-Christian paid off, but what about those times, when you faithfully follow the recipe, but it doesn’t …
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Fighting Irish
That time is coming for us all to don our ugly, green argyle socks. If you don’t, little green leprechauns will be pinching your arm all day. Did you know St. Patrick’s favorite color was …
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A Voice in the Dark
Most of us remember a toy from our childhood with motion sensors. When you walked by it, it set off the lights or sounds or even speech. Our kids were given a Tonka backhoe named …
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Home Is Where the Heart Is
Lisa is an old friend from the church in Vermont. Her last son was born about the same time as my first. Like a big sister, she guided me through that first perilous year of …