My parents married 50 years ago at the church they grew up in, that I grew up in, and where my husband and I also got married. It's a special place, with wonderfully imperfect and lovable people. On their actual anniversary, we were able to worship there together as an extended family, and then we went to brunch. My parents, who joined the ranks of the 6% of couples who reach a 50th … [Read more...] about The Ties that Bind: Reflecting on 50 Years of Love, Faith, and Connection
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You are Awesome: A Manifesto
You are awesome. Though you probably don't believe it. It's easy to forget our awesomeness when we stare at magazines, secretly wishing we looked like someone else. We want to be more of this, or less of that. Comparing ourselves to others, never truly knowing what's going on in their lives, we convince ourselves that they have it all together. And that we don't. But our mindset is only the … [Read more...] about You are Awesome: A Manifesto
Unwrapping Gifts in the Messiness of Life
Barlet Wilbert's hope chest, like that of most mothers, is filled with items that parents keep from their children's early years - a plaster mold imprint of baby's hand, the outfit the newborn wore home from the hospital, a special dress worn on Easter. But her chest also holds items that no parent wishes they owned or wanted to hold on to - page after page of entries from her eldest daughter's … [Read more...] about Unwrapping Gifts in the Messiness of Life
