Before I had kids, I thought I would hate to see them growing up. Even when they were just little, I thought I wanted them to stay preschool and under forever. Sometimes I still do, because baby time is one of the favorite seasons I’ve had in my life. Change arrives, though, even if we…
My twenty-three-year-old daughter recently moved from our home in Virginia to Los Angeles, California. During the year Alex lived with us after her college graduation, we often talked about the logistics of her planned move to the west coast. How would she get her belongings all the way to the other side of the country? And…
My son never fails to enjoy the walk from the car to our front door. He starts with the little anthill in the crack of the driveway, watching the worker ants carry fine grains of dirt to their home. He runs after our cat with his arm outstretched and curious, seeking the softness of her…
“What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.” ~Jose Manuel Barroso She tapped me on the shoulder in the post office line. I’d been too busy scrolling through email and social media on my phone to notice her, or that she was reading the back of my shirt. In all honesty, I…
Two summers ago we went on our first international vacation as a family. Mexico was our destination, and with much excitement—and a little trepidation on my part—we packed up and flew to blue waters and white-sand beaches. We were all ready for new adventures. Our kids are practically part fish, growing up in a Texas…
A communion table with a beautiful and intricate carving depicting the Last Supper graces the center of out church’s main gathering room. A cross is displayed behind it, and one side of the room is taken up by a baptismal and beautiful stained glass that portrays the nativity. But one reason first-time visitors often say…