His Lens/My Pen #7: Simplicity

Martin was visiting Colonial Fort Michilimackinack (circa 1700’s) in Mackinaw City, Michigan a summer or two ago when he took this shot. I just love it.  The contrast of the clean white shirt hanging slightly askew against the weathered grey wood. The wooden...

Introducing: Mom’s 10 Commandments of Health

What’s a parent to do when the kids are all grown up, living far from home—but we still wonder: Are they eating well? Getting enough rest? Exercising? Making time simply to delight in their surroundings? How do we encourage this balanced approach to healthy living?...

Religion: Because thinking is hard?

This bumper sticker made my blood boil. The snootiness of it, the smug denigration, the car owner’s assumption that anyone who is religiously engaged and strives to have a relationship with…dare I use the G-word?…is intellectually vacant. Maybe I was...