Have you ever felt like everything was going well, things were finally looking up...and then The Thing happened? Have you ever looked back ... Read More ...
Truth. It is what it is. And yet these days it’s become rather subjective—debates often end with statements like “well, that’s your truth a... Read More ...
I ran to the top of the slope and stood on the edge of the cornfield to catch the final moments of the sunset. It was a magnet of incompara... Read More ...
In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul writes, “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I h... Read More ...
“I wish I could be that mom that bakes cookies. Your house always smells like cookies, and you just seem so happy.”
As I received this ... Read More ...
My baby died, seven or so weeks after his conception, I can’t quite remember how many weeks exactly. I know I could dig up the exact number... Read More ...
Athletes like runners, cyclists, and swimmers recognize that having the right outfit enables them to perform at optimal levels. As an avera... Read More ...
Goodwill has saved my sanity. The store, that is (though a giant heaping of the lowercase version would do similar wonders for my mental he... Read More ...
Do you ever feel like your life is a little bit like being on a hamster wheel? Each morning, you hop on the wheel and rush through your day... Read More ...
I did not know myself to be frustration-intolerant until I was middle-aged. It wasn’t just the wisdom of more birthdays that made my diagno... Read More ...
Time. It is a blessing and a curse. Though we all have the same amount of hours on any given day, as a single woman I have more time for my... Read More ...
God loves me. I do usually manage to believe that; it’s about the most basic tenet of the faith. Wonderful as that is, though, it’s not eno... Read More ...
Surprising results came from a study of lottery-winners and paralytics: though the former rated themselves as ecstatically happy upon their... Read More ...
I don’t consider myself a seasoned traveler, but I fly often enough to know the hassle. Airports are stressful and hectic places these days... Read More ...
My recent article Is Sainthood Still Possible in the Digital Age? apparently (but not surprisingly) piqued the interest of many. One of the... Read More ...
We are now in the Christian season of Lent, the forty days of preparation leading to Easter. During this time, Christians are called to con... Read More ...
