When Lent started this year, I figured I should focus on it not only as I have in the past—as a way to put the distractions aside and step closer to God again—but also as a means of concentrated healing. The things I gave up are the things I turn to for comfort or just […]

For a while now, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Saturday mornings. They’re great because, with the exception of about half an hour Friday night, they’re the start of family time for the weekend. They’re tough because they’re when I need to transition from parent-in-charge to parent-who’s-part-of-a-team. The control freak in me has some trouble […]

Note: I intended to post this weeks ago, in a kind of series with “This Is How I Grieve” and “This Is What Keeps Me Going.” I wrote the majority of it then, but only got myself to finish it today, which is odd because I’m currently in a state of numbness, in which I […]