Letters To Us

Navigation Menu

Blog

More posts »
Feb12

Goodbye, Papa

Posted on Feb 12 by

My father passed away last week. He had been successfully fighting his cancer for nine months, and then a series of other health setbacks took him within a week. He struggled to...

Jan11

Stripping Away

Posted on Jan 11 by

Lately, I’ve been working hard to work hard. I’m 29 weeks pregnant, have hardly seen the sun for months (thanks Chicago!), and as the fatigue from running around after...

Jan07

A little money trick

Posted on Jan 7 by

My sister mentioned that a few Christian finance gurus refer to living in debt as “living a lie.” This hit home for me as I thought about how the desire to have nice...

Nov13

The Tipping Point

Posted on Nov 13 by

Three months ago, I came into possession of some emails that my older sister had written to my mother. I have always felt judged by my family, and suspected that I was the subject...

Aug07

Why did I even take the test?

Posted on Aug 7 by

I don’t know, but a twitch in my belly caused me to go into the bathroom and take a pregnancy test. Positive. Don’t even know how far along. Baby could be due as late...

Aug02

How I Turned a Corner In My Parenting

Posted on Aug 2 by

A few months ago, I posted about how I was struggling with Wolfie. I felt like I was spending all day, every day dealing with defiant behavior. This was especially irritating...