Part II: The Family Trip
I don't know about you, but I grew up repeatedly watching Clark W. Griswold and his family making the too-eventful trek from Chicago to...
The Cost of Community 2.0
Well, here we are again. A few years back, I wrote a piece called "The Cost of Community" about the battle for our middle school. In...
Gratitude in a Week of Gross
So, back in February, I went on a women's spiritual retreat through my church that focused on embracing gratitude as a spiritual practice....
Amadeus and Acceptance
Last week, in a rare move, I posted on social media that I was going to be singing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Alleluia (from Exultate,...
The Glamorous Life of a TV Extra
It's an exciting time for our little town. 20th Century Fox has come to film a new TV pilot starring Katie Holmes. Our whole town is...
Siri, Queen of Porn
You guys. It’s happening. For real. My barely-second-grade son came home from a play date while I was at a girls night and had the...