Are you among the legions of people worried about the weight you’ve been gaining since social distancing began?  You may remember that, a few months ago, I was writing about my decision to rededicate…

If you haven’t yet listened to Nadia Bolz-Weber’s phenomenal podcast, The Confessional, I want to start out by recommending it. In the email she sent out announcing this week’s new episode, Pastor Nadia told…

When my kids were little, we’d often have cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Saturday mornings. Nothing fancy, just those poppin’ fresh rolls from Pillsbury covered with a dollop of gooey frosting. And every week,…

-1- I was born on January 20th, 1964. Depending on which horoscope you’re reading, that birthday places me on the last day of Capricorn or the first day of Aquarius. (I’ve done the research.…

Like most everyone else in the United States, we’ve been hunkered down at home for the last couple of weeks. I’ve been ordering groceries for curbside pickup and getting my classes set up to…

I don’t know when I first learned about what scientists call the littoral zone of a coastline. Basically, that’s the space between the high water mark–which normally isn’t under water–and the parts that are…

I did not grow up in a family of travelers. My father served in the Army for more than 20 years; once he retired, he was ready to stay put. We made a cross-country…