I shared this poem in the first year of my blog (2009!) , but it remains one of my favorites. On this day of remembering the unfathomable sa...

  It was our very first Valentine's Day as husband and wife . . . and I was sorely disappointed! I had had high expectations. Surely my ...

When Kati got married in May 2019, her room became our guest room. I called it my "consolation prize," this new room to decorate. ...

During the Christmas seasons of 2020 and 2021, I was very guarded about my excitement about our plans. Everything seemed tenuous and plans w...