One bright Saturday morning, at the dawn of summer, I got up for work. I donned my signature outfit—black skirt and blouse, bright turquoise necklaces, sparkly sandals—and piled my brown curly hair atop my head in a messy updo. For the finishing touch, I applied mauve lipstick and glittery brown eye shadow and beamed at…
When your child is playing in the other room, and you suddenly realize you haven’t heard him or her for a few minutes, you undoubtedly make one assumption: something is wrong. Whenever this happened, and I called to our oldest daughter, “Becca, what are you doing?” she would always reply, “I’m being very carefully!” Grammar…
This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. And the seed on the rock are those who, when they…
Envy is defined as “a feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by another’s desirable possessions or qualities, accompanied by a strong desire to have them for oneself.” Envy is equally damaging to all parties involved, the perpetrator as well as the object of envy. I think that envy, more than any other emotion, takes our…
There’s an episode of the much-beloved show This is Us wherein (no big spoilers, don’t worry!) Randall and Beth—the married couple viewers love to love—are fighting. In the stress and strain of trying to launch their respective careers, they both bristle with anger, each feeling unseen, underappreciated, less than loved. In a fit of pique,…
“Achoo!” We turned the corner of our neighborhood walking trail as my nine-year-old daughter let loose a sneeze. “Bless you,” I said. “Thanks, Mom.” And then—from the mouths of babes. “The spring is so pretty, with all the green leaves and flowers. The only problem is the pollen. Why does it ruin our spring?” Why,…