When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite things to do over spring break was to spend the night with my grandparents who lived in a nearby town. Most every time we did so, they would take us to their small town mall—notably the home of KB Toys and Showbiz Pizza. I’m not…
I was sitting at a middle school track meet last night and could feel my heart jump every time the starter fired his pistol into the air. There is no universe in which that sound should conjure up the fears and images it does. But here we are on the heels of a hard and…
Every year I do the same thing. I come crashing into Holy Week. And coming off a particularly strange and difficult year, I find myself in even more of a tailspin than usual. I’m grasping for control in areas I have absolutely no control over. I’m wound up and worn out from trying to hold…
Nothing about this weekend feels quite right. Instead of hunting plastic eggs on a friend’s farm, we are searching for real eggs on a grocery delivery app. We picked tonight’s Easter dinner up from people wearing masks and gloves. And we are distanced from family and friends to protect their health and ours. The first…