Racism is a problem that I didn’t want to exist.
Because it doesn’t exist in my heart. Because I didn’t hate. Because I had black friends and black classmates and black roommates…. Just because I don’t hate doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. That’s why we’re here, why are still having this conversation. Because clearly it’s a conversation that needs to be had by ALL of us.

This Great Reset has indeed lived up to its name, hasn’t it? In unplugging from so much of what our lives had become, a giant reboot is happening inside of many of our hearts and our homes. We’ve had the chance to reevaluate, to grow, find pain points, and to come to...

So, have you met anyone interesting lately? Wait, did you just laugh? No, you say? You’re in quarantine. Right. Well, hold on just a minute, I bet you have. I think you’ve had the unique opportunity to deeply connect with the most interesting person around. The most...

There are two sides to this coin. I walk in my neighborhood, just like everyday, only now I see neighbors I have never met before. There they are, now walking down the road in the middle of the day, enjoying fresh air. The coin is heads up. I return home, catch a...

Once again, in quiet I sit. I rise early, to think and write, to possibly pray. But I feel something different this time. (These are different days, indeed.) I start with the usual feeling of gratitude and yet... something shifts. I can’t just check the boxes,...

Do you have a family motto? “Motto? What’s a motto?” “What’s a matter with you?” Anyone recognize these lines from a classicDisney movie? My kids and I were listening to the Lion King music the other day as we played in the basement. I laughed out loud at this...

Friends! We finally have it— all of that quality time that we crave with our kiddos! Yahoo! Then why are we also so terrified and slightly overwhelmed? Because it’s. So. Much. Time. What will help the most right now is establish a sense of both calm and structure that...