Feb 3, 2017 | Personal Blog
Last night I went to a mosque. It was a first for me, though I’ve known Muslim people since I was little. Our dinner table was often crowded with my daddy’s PhD students and their young families, and many of them were Muslim. “Again?” I’d...
Feb 1, 2017 | Personal Blog
“You nervous?” Todd asked me, handing me my wetsuit. “Nervous? Why should I be nervous?” I asked. I’d gone whitewater rafting several times before and it was no big deal. Besides, I’d grown up around water- if spending lazy summers...
Jan 28, 2017 | Personal Blog
Have you met my friend and former neighbor in France, Madame Mallet? That’s her on the left. If you read French by Heart, you may remember what a hilarious, complicated character and friend she was to me and my family. This pic was taken during a visit a couple...
Jan 25, 2017 | Personal Blog
My six foot four baby wants to go to film school, so at 7:15 am on Saturday morning, we loaded up the car, grabbed coffee and a map (which he thinks is hilarious and old fashioned and so mom-ish of me) and headed down the highway for his big interview. I figured that...
Jan 20, 2017 | Personal Blog
It’s a big day today, people! A day that calls for brass bands and balloons, military flyovers and cheering crowds, a dance around the kitchen and a one woman parade to the Krispy Kreme drive thru –and that’s all before I change out of my pajamas!...
Jan 18, 2017 | Personal Blog
The Allure of Mr. Money Bags- Our Job for Friday and Now and Beyond Photo by aisletwentytwo on flickr.com Who doesn’t love a big bag of money? The kids in church on Sunday sure did. We were telling them the story about how Jesus got his disciples, and when we shared...