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Lipstick & Lies: My Grandmother’s Unbreakable Rule
"Never trust a woman not wearing lipstick." That was my grandmother’s cardinal rule, the hill she chose to die on, the single unshakable...
Mar 253 min read


Love Without a Roadmap: Holding On When Letting Go Isn’t an Option
I remember it like it was yesterday. My son Brian was the first grandchild on both sides. My pregnancy was highly anticipated, heralded...
Mar 234 min read


Conversations with God: The Bargaining Table
Me:  Father in heaven… God:  (appears suddenly) BOO! Me:  (clutching chest) WHAT IN THE HOLY VELVET TRACKSUIT?! God:  (laughing out...
Mar 103 min read


Conversations with God
For years, I’ve been having conversations with God. Not the solemn, booming-voice-from-the-heavens kind, but the kind where He suddenly...
Mar 93 min read


AÂ Public Service Announcement for My Body Â
Alright, listen up, organs, tissues, and miscellaneous body parts—especially you, lungs! We are about to experience an invasion. But, for...
Mar 32 min read


Lost in Translation: One Front Door
Many years ago, we embarked on a home improvement adventure that still makes a great story at family gatherings. We’d hired an Amish...
Feb 282 min read
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