I want to introduce you to a very special family—the Thengezas. The oldest girl in the bright pink shirt is…

I grew up believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, looking forward every year to the presents and the…

(I wrote this five years ago, but it seems to be relevant today, so…) Ah, the season of scares! It’s…

I first wrote this in 2012—back when two spaces after a period was standard—so I feel confident that it will…

Let’s talk about forgiveness—or, in this case, lack of forgiveness and how it weighs us down. I’m writing a memoir…

My kitchen is overrun with fruit flies. I have vinegar traps set, but they seem to serve more as refueling…

A few years ago, tragedy struck repeatedly, as John’s brother died from a fentanyl overdose, Snoden, our Malawian HUGS for…

I promised a friend I would make this post. She’s like a lot of other people I know, quietly grieving…

(Photo: The workers prepare the foundation for the long-awaited pavilion/chapel.) Here we are, a quarter of the way through 2025,…