I lived with three girls in college.  We tried to go to church on Sundays.  “Tried” being the operative word here.  Of the many things I learned at Calvin College, one of them was the term “Bedside Baptist.”  You have to watch out for those Christian educated folk. Anyway, one Sunday morning one of my roommates was looking at the… View Post

Jesse was in Hawaii a few weeks ago, and when he came back he told me about spinner dolphins (at least, I think that’s what they’re called).  He said that as they pop out of the water, they spin themselves around and around until they slam back into the ocean. He said that millions of dollars was spent into researching… View Post

I used to be a teacher.  Have I mentioned that before?  Maybe that’s becoming the blue tuxedo of stories: my days of glory when I’d stand in front of a crowd of lip glossed or Axe wearing adolescents and make them forget their troubles using only my words. Ehem. Recently, I’ve been able to dust off my teaching skills because… View Post

I’m quite certain that I will never get tired of watching the leaves turn.  Come September, and probably late August, I begin to watch for changes: Ah yes, that green leaf definitely has shades of orange in it. What’s funny is that every year, despite my obsession with looking for fall, I am always surprised to see that it’s more… View Post

Can we talk about this girl for a minute? I have to start by telling you about a pair of gym shorts. They were dark blue with orange letters, and everyone received a pair once they entered high school. I couldn’t wait to get mine and wear them. I wanted to own a pair of these shorts since my elementary… View Post