In the excitement about getting pet birds, I have failed to acknowledge another significant change for our family. We got a grill.

Maybe today you’re looking for something even more important than hash browns. Maybe you’re searching for hope or peace or comfort or an answer to a difficult problem.

Most years when the school year ends, I take off from work for the first week of summer break. The boys and I have a week of fun. We hit arcades, eat and explore our way through the area, and sometimes throw in an overnight trip to see our cousins in New York. This year […]

We are in a sweet honeymoon period with our new pet birds. Everything they do is fascinating.

Our younger son has loved birds for as long as I can remember. And, at some point during this pandemic, he started asking for a pet bird.

What have we learned over the past three months?

Uncertainty can be scary. But just because the future is unclear doesn’t mean that what lies ahead is terrible.

Even though St. Anthony may have had a way with words, he is quoted as saying, “Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.”

Everyone needs a little project during this stay-at-home time.

When I feel helpless, I try to pick one thing and do it well. The other night I set everything aside to make a pie.