The Class of 2014 has been sent forth to let their light shine in the world:David Haas' beautiful hymn "With You By My Side" is a joyful prayer for all who move on this year into a future filled with newness and perhaps some fear of the unknown. This songRead More

Daniel and I were walking out of his preschool together when he spotted a bird and ran to see it. All of a sudden he froze.He turned around and came running back to me.“Mama!” he said, all excited. “There’s a baby bunny!”We tiptoed over together. The little rabbit was eatingRead More

For the past three years, Maura Kelly, Jane Lorenzi and Mary Tipton have spent hours after school with refugee children.Read More

—1—As we were driving to preschool one morning, I heard Daniel sigh happily in the backseat.“Oh, Mama, look,” he said. “There’s one of my favorite things.”With our 4-year-old and his broad interests, it could be almost anything. A baby bird? A freezer pop? An acorn? An electric guitar?“It’s a pickax!”Read More