Two things about me: I’m not really a runner, and I’m not really a friendly person. I try to be both. Really, I do, but they are difficult and tiring. I accidentally started running about five years ago. I signed up for what I thought was a spin class and, after sitting in the cycle room by myself for ten… View Post

Last week around 6:15 one morning, I was at the table trying to think about what to write about Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal when Hadley struts in, fully dressed, swipes a piece of paper off a stack and says, “Dare me to draw something.” She was going on a field trip that day, so I say, “I dare you to… View Post

Last Friday was Jesse’s birthday, and as luck would have it, Hadley had a half a day so we headed down to DC for the afternoon. Jesse took half the day off as well, and while we waited for him we enjoyed some hot chocolate at Caribou. We spent a few hours in the Natural History Museum, and that was… View Post

If you’re observing Lent, I’m sure you’ve decided by now what it is you’re giving up, or adding to your life in the next 40 days.  But in case you need some ideas, here are a few that have to do with reading. Paula Huston wrote a nice daily Lenten practice book called Simplifying the Soul that I read a couple… View Post