Articles from May 2011



Rapturiffic

I have weird fears. And with all this talk about the rapture supposed to be happening tomorrow, I wondered, just briefly, what if it really happens? I grew up “in” the Church of Christ, as we said it. I was pretty serious about the Bible as a child. And I spent a lot of time [...]

Seasoned (In)Secure Traveler

We’ve been traveling and Annika had her third birthday in the past week. It’s funny. How the things I want to sit down and write about prevent me from sitting down to write. We went to Detroit over the weekend. I’d be okay if they wanted to search Tigger. As we were traveling back to [...]

Happy Mother’s Day, to everyone, but especially single moms

Mother’s Day is not for single moms. There, I just had to get that out there. This isn’t going to be a post complaining about being single. But the reality is, single motherhood doesn’t typically include an annual celebration organized by a significant other. To my surprise, I have found that single motherhood is not [...]