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...
Two Clicks from Awful
This week, my feed was flooded with horrifying images and video clips from messages that children have seen while on YouTube Kids. ...
Officially Published: Check!
One of my resolutions for 2019 was to get something published. Well ... check! I wrote the following piece and submitted it. It was...
A New Year, Mrs. Maisel, and My Own Personal Truth
So, it's January 8. It's not New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. It seems I missed the boat on posting my new year's resolutions to...
In-Flight Entertainment
I recently took an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Rome. Whoa. It's been ten years since I've flown internationally. A LOT has...
Part I: The Vacation
I recently went on vacation. I don’t mean a family trip; I mean an honest-to-God vacation. Like, “in the movies” vacation. My husband...
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...
