I Didn’t Want Him to Buy an Engagement Ring
January 8, 2016
After a certain point in your relationship, people start asking questions. They ask if wedding bells will be ringing in the near future. They start grabbing your
Tag: family
Halloween is the Fourth Family Holiday
October 30, 2015
Ten years ago, I was a recent college graduate with an 8-month old godson, and all my Halloween excitement returned from my childhood. This adorable
Six Degrees of Separation: A Sad Song
March 31, 2015
It’s such a small world in so many ways. My girlfriend’s sister lived on the same street as my aunt. Now her kids go to
You Pray And You Pray And You Don’t Realize Your Prayer Was Already Answered…
March 19, 2015
This post was recognized at BlogU as Term Paper of the Year in Women’s Studies. My BlogU roommate was kind enough to capture the video
My Brother’s Menagerie: In Which my Little Brother Flexes his Creative Muscles (and Something About Pets that aren’t Dogs or Cats)
September 15, 2014
My brother is a crafty, creative genius. Long before Etsy was a thing, my brother was hand-making jewelry, whipping up delicious creations in the kitchen
Londonberry Lane
September 11, 2014
My mom wrote this story 13 years ago. It was published in local newspapers and came quite close to being published in Chicken Soup for
10 Things That Made My Childhood Different Because My Parents Owned a Bar
September 5, 2014
I’m pretty sure childhood in the late 80’s was vastly different than it is today. There are so many things that were okay in school,
Things I Think in Church – Easter Sunday Edition
April 22, 2014
You guys, I don’t want to sound like a heathen, because I’m totally not…I just don’t find myself frequenting the house of God. So on
Easy Peasy Ice Cream Cake for the Lazy and Crazy Like Me
March 31, 2014
I know. That title is terrible. But this ice cream cake? SO. NOT. TERRIBLE. So last week, Brian sent me an animated gif with ice
I was an Irish Princess
March 17, 2014
For the first 25 years of my life, my parents owned a bar. Not just any bar. To us, it was THE bar. All of
