Search Content
Blahs and Bad Dreams in the Pandemic's Fourth Year Mar. 04, 2023
For as long as my mushy cerebral cortex has had folds, I've been blessed (or cursed) with vivid drea... Read More
Adults Are the Reason Kids are Addicted to Phones Mar. 02, 2023
What to do about all the young people on their phones, growing depressed, anxious... and worse? Well... Read More
Goat Yoga and More Things I'm Deinfluencing Feb. 18, 2023
Have you heard about the trend of deinfluencing? First, let's assume you know about influencing. Peo... Read More
Bully for You: When Insecurity Grows Into Its Power Feb. 05, 2023
She didn't have on the right swimsuit. She wasn't wearing a swim cap. It was her first swim team ses... Read More
A Working State of Mind Jan. 29, 2023
When I met my husband, he was amused that I would tell him, "Take off your shoes; stay a while." I'm... Read More
The Frayed Ends of Family Jan. 22, 2023
I paced the outdoor pathway around my apartment complex. My husband was fixing something on our old ... Read More
Honoring the Time that is Given to You Jan. 15, 2023
I wanted to dye my hair when I was about 13. I was admiring the rave scene that was all around me in... Read More
What Happens When Your Phone Seems More Important Than Your Child? Jan. 13, 2023
I listen to audiobooks and podcasts with headphones on while I clean. My son taps me on the shoulder... Read More
Pausing to Reclaim our Time and Minds Jan. 08, 2023
The movie theater is a particular type of magic. It's ritualistic, with ticket stubs handed over to ... Read More
Things I Am Leaving In 2022 Jan. 07, 2023
Does your back hurt? Is it from carrying the weight of 2022, as the joke goes? Or is it a structural... Read More
Why I Need 2023 to Pull Me From Last Year's Wreckage Jan. 06, 2023
I was hit by a hearse on my way home from a routine doctor appointment. It was a minor fender bender... Read More
Reflection on the Awkward Times That Lead to Spring Jan. 01, 2023
This is my favorite time of the year. I don't mean the turkey on Thanksgiving or the tree for Christ... Read More
But for the Grace in One Another We Go Dec. 11, 2022
My daughter sat up to look. Like a princess in a carriage, she peered backward and down at the perso... Read More
Courage Found When the Game is Afoot Dec. 04, 2022
The game had led us down a county road with no lights and with a different name than the GPS stated.... Read More
An Open Letter to the Guy on the Treadmill Next to Me Dec. 03, 2022
Dear sir, Salutations, and pardon the interruption. Can you just... hello? Can you hear... you still... Read More
Find Freedom in the Mundane Memories Nov. 20, 2022
There was a sale on potatoes, and it seemed like everyone in the family decided to pick up a bag. At... Read More
Curiosity Can Save the Cat Nov. 13, 2022
A flat, smooth trail runs alongside the Rio Grande, which is mostly dry at this time of the year. Th... Read More
Finding Community on a School Night Nov. 06, 2022
Poor parental planning landed us at a hibachi grill an hour away and nearly 30 minutes before bedtim... Read More
Make a Plan to Vote for Your Happily Ever After Oct. 30, 2022
The campaigns were wrapping up, finding fellowship in backyards. These meetings are the last intimat... Read More
Is the Thumbs-Up Emoji Passive-Aggressive? Oct. 29, 2022
The surest way to know a topic has jumped the shark is when a person who knows the origins of the ph... Read More
