“What’s it like having daughters-in-law?” This question came up during lunch, sitting in the sun in Southern California. (I alluded to...

I absolutely love my neighbors. Here at Green Lake, where I am surrounded by trees and water, where evenings bring a panoramic glory of...

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit...

Quoia Nils I’ve been enjoying plenty of time for writing, here in southern California. Mornings, especially. Most days I spend a few...

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a...

What a sweet word God gave me at the start of 2024. The start of our thirty-fifth year of marriage. A year of many blessings, but...

Maisy and Nash may have outgrown their belief in Santa. As well as the Elves of Christmas Pajamas.  You know. The little fairyfolks who...

Ahh, little Lola Leigh. Welcome to the world. We are so (very, very) glad you’re here.  You arrived a bit ahead of schedule, and yet, by...

When our son Luke was a wee lad he made the astute observation that “there seems to be a little bit of the mom and a little bit of the...

I woke up feeling stressed for my people, and as the morning has unfolded it has only gotten worse. I hoped to complete a blog post....

We received a call first thing Saturday morning. Totally unexpected. I’d posted a few days prior, something about it being a big week for...

“How can kids listen to the same thing on repeat without losing their minds?” Papi was feeling a little crazy from too much Mickey Mouse...

Happy 80th Birthday, Mom! I hope you don’t mind me sharing this information with the general public. Which, realistically, is a very...

Maisy turned six last week, and we celebrated with a sleepover. This, for the foreseeable future, will be our tradition. We stumbled upon...

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the Church. Church, capital C, as well as church, lowercase. Mostly I’ve been thinking about church...

Last weekend I ran a Mother’s Day Half Marathon with two of my sons. The run, in so many ways, felt like a word picture for my season of...

Dear Luke, This graduation is such a big deal, and I am over-the-moon proud of you. Several times during these past three years Dad and I...

Kyle and I are in California, enjoying a visit with Nils and his wife, Brina. They’re newly expecting their first baby. This morning Nils...

Papi and Nana have a new grand-baby on the way. A precious boy, or cherished girl, we do not know. I say on the way, but the way is...

Maybe I was a bit of an odd child. Serious natured to be sure. Always drawn to sacred things. Holy spaces. I loved church. The church of...