On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops.Read More

Let's wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme!Read More

Our saucer magnolia tree is blooming! Spring is here, and then it’s not, and then it sort of is. I think we might see some warmer weather this weekend.Read More

On our morning drive to school it was gray and rainy. It looked like a long, wet, gray day without outdoor recess. As our car inched along in the drop-off line, I spotted a little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—bounding along the sidewalk. She was stopping every few feet to bend down to the...Read More

“Writing is such a form of prayer,” Colleen told me. “When I get out of the way, the Holy Spirit can really work through me."Read More

At that first practice, anything and everything is possible. The season lies ahead of us fresh and clean and exciting.Read More

Easter fun, eggs, babies and gratitude.Read More

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you didn’t get hit by the Chinese space station.Read More