five hundred afternoons

I have been laughing out loud a lot lately. Praise the Lord for consistently good days, good weather, a good school and teaching job, and w...

Good weekends are hard to end because you get a little taste of what life should be like--all the time. This weekend, I was able to spend a ...

While I was driving home from Chicago this afternoon, I thought to myself, "What am I doing still living in West Michigan?" I know...

My friend, Brett, and I drove out to East Lansing yesterday to see Jonathan Safran Foer speak. How great it was to hear him speak about the ...

The sense of smell is the biggest recaller of memories. Lately, scents all over the place have reminded me of memories of my past. On my dri...

Sometimes, you don't realize how much you miss everyone and value their friendships until you have been away from them for a time and th...

"My favorite part about school is reading and sitting and hanging up my backpack." -a kindergarten student ah, how sweet it is for...