Modern Dreaming

Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr., one of our country’s greatest leaders. I’m in no way a civil right scholar, but I would say if Dr. King were alive today, his dreams would probably include the following: ~ A dream of looking...

On Writing

I want to be a novelist because I have this story rattling around in my brain. I can see the characters. I can taste the food I’m describing. I can smell the smoky air in Mozambique and the pollution in Phoenix — my settings. I have conversations with the...

Eleventh Day of Christmas

I wish for patience. I’ve got my family’s quick Irish temper and I see red regularly, especially commuting on the US 60. {I swear if I go to Hell, I’ll be on that freeway, stuck behind a minivan with Minnesota license plates. It is officially Snow...

Fourth Day of Christmas

I wish for creativity. I received these sweet pillow shams in the Secret Santa Swap. Yep. We are still a week from Christmas. Yep, I tore into that package as soon as I saw it and they are already on my bed. I’ve never been known for my patience. These beauties...

Third Day of Christmas

I wish for healthy babies. I have lots of girlfriends who are trying to get pregnant. Some have had a rough time, others have unexpectedly found themselves “in the family way.” Regardless, for all the women out there who want to be mamas, I wish for you...