My Best Friend’s Wedding
Two days ago, my best friend of 8 years married her fiancée after about a 1.5 year engagement. Around the time of her engagement, she…
read moreTwo days ago, my best friend of 8 years married her fiancée after about a 1.5 year engagement. Around the time of her engagement, she…
read moreMy best friend, Sara, visited this past weekend, and I could not have been happier to see her in person. Since graduating high school, we’ve…
read moreAs the holiday season draws nearer, so do my responsibilities as a mother and college professor. Meeting work deadlines, traveling for business, attending committee meetings,…
read moreDuring my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
read moreA few years ago, I was asked to sit on an alumnae panel at my high school to talk about life in college and beyond.…
read moreMy Lenten journey started out with such promise! In the first three days of Lent, I faithfully wrote out daily prayers and said one…
read moreWe see the face of Dr. Martin Luther King, played by David Oyelowo, in close-up, as he prepares to give his acceptance speech for the…
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