Lately my son Jack is very, very angry. He is not himself, although to be honest, I don’t even know what he looks like as himself, since we constantly ebb and flow through good days and bad—smooth, sunny sailing juxtaposed against rocky waters with a lot of wind. Who is he? Who is this boy? […]
When I made my First Communion about a thousand years ago, I was picked to bring the gifts to the altar. For those who aren’t Catholic, this is a ritual performed during Mass where several people walk dow the aisle with gifts; the gift-bearers are meant to represent everyone in the church, and the gifts represent […]
“Carrie, are you going to sign up for the 30-day challenge?” the yoga instructor asked me after class last week. “I’m not sure I’m up for it,” I protested as I wiped down my mat. “It was really hot in there today.” “Come on! All you need to do is breathe, and stay in the […]
Last week, I dropped Henry off for his ten minutes of preschool and zipped over to Target to pick up socks and underwear for the boys. Just before I headed into the store, I checked e-mail on my phone and saw there was a new post by one of my favorite bloggers, Jen Hatmaker. (You guys […]
“How we met? Oh, that’s another story,” Joe chuckled, looking over his shoulder to give me a sly smile. We were standing with a group of friends at a barbecue when Joe launched into the events of our very first date as college sophomores in Albany, how an ex-boyfriend had shown up just as we […]