After seeing the news on Facebook about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, I sank into my living room chair, phone glued to my hand as I scrolled for more information about what had happened and why. My shoulders began to shake …
Uncle Mike’s Legacy
It’s November 2014, I’m on a work trip. We’ve bought a ticket for my husband to join me and as luck would have it, my aunt and uncle are in town visiting my cousin. I’m secretly pregnant. We walk around …
Chasing Wonder
Life just wasn’t making sense that day. I’d yelled at my kids, spoke harshly to my husband, and couldn’t seem to chip the resentment off my heart. I was weary, blindly stumbling and stagnating in a haze. I needed fire …
Redefining Hospitality
Growing up in the South women were defined by their hospitality, church potlucks and family reunions. You were nothing if not considered a phenomenal luncheon hostess or the catalyst for the ladies’ afternoon book club. While I admired my mother …
