Please pray for these members of the clergy who served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and died in the months of May-December.Read More

When Daniel came out of the shower the other day, I said, “Ah, fresh as a daisy!”“Mama,” he said, very seriously. “Why do you always say, ‘Fresh as a daisy’?”“Um…I just like saying it, I guess.”“Why don’t you ever say, ‘Fresh as an azalea’?”Maybe now I will.Read More

For the first time in forever—or in three weeks, I suppose—I am able to participate in 7 Quick Takes Friday! Due to technical problems, I wasn’t able to blog for what felt like such a long time, but was really just a couple weeks.Living without a blog may not beRead More

I have become a newspaper subscriber for the first time in my life. I love newspapers. I started my career as a newspaper reporter, so I would pick up a copy hot off the press—and free—at the office.But then newspapers started moving online, and I didn’t really need to getRead More

Our sons have spent the week at a nature camp, and they’ve really enjoyed it. That might not surprise you, but I thought one would love it, and one might tolerate it. But they have hiked, made friends, explored a stream, made their own stomp rockets, soap, and clocks, and done serviceRead More

It’s July! This is my favorite month of the year, and it’s not a coincidence that it happens to be the month I was born. Summer is my favorite season, July is my favorite month, and…well…who doesn’t love celebrating birthdays? Especially when you’re turning 40. But I still have 25Read More

We might be a little less into Pokemon Go than we were earlier in the week. Maybe.I mean, we aren’t walking into walls and off cliffs. But we are stalking Pokemon in the library.And we are still taking pictures of the cool ones. Last night when we were walking through the neighborhood,Read More

The “no-sugary snack” rule I saw in our summer camp instructions should have been a sign that this camp wasn’t going to be a good fit. It did not go well. In fact, we didn’t make it through the week.In the end it wasn’t the debates over the Oreo cookies thatRead More