Family and Friends
In 1975, my sister, Mary Evelyn, came to visit Tom, Lyle, and I while we were living in Dar es Salaam. We had been there for about a year and were delighted to see her. ...
Today, I read a wonderful, wise and loving farewell – and admonishment – from Rep. John Lewis. He spoke to all of us about what we need to do from here, for this nation to ...
“What time even is it right now?” I thought to myself as I spent another Sunday evening cramming away at building another lesson for my 9th-grade students that would inevitably blow up into fragments of ...
Last week, I removed a Fraternal Order of Police badge that was on the back of my car. The badge came with the car when my brother-in-law sold it to me—he had worked for a ...
Christian called. When he was in middle school and high school, he wore uniforms. And at Benedictine, he even had dress military uniforms for formal occasions. Outside of that, his fashion choice has generally been ...
One of the joys of being a parent is watching your children succeed in life. If you are a reasonable parent you set your expectations at healthy and happy, and consider everything else as icing ...
As we all celebrate the brilliance of our modern holiday season, a portion of the strength I pull from in this time of year comes from something deeper, more ancient. I am taken back to ...
The journey is never easy, but it is beyond rewarding. Friends, we were built for this. Built to love, to laugh, to weep, to shout, fo fall down, to get up, to hurt, to forgive, ...
When I think about everything I’ve learned since the birth of my daughter – and still have to learn – I’m humbled by it all. I’m humbled by the realization of what it means to ...
