Melissa

Choose Better Words

July 3, 2026

Our four year old loves to sing. She comes home from church singing snippets of tunes she learned in Sunday school, and the other day she launched into a loud version of "Oh, Be ...

The Lost Art of a Wandering Mind

June 26, 2026

Stastics show that human beings are more bored than ever. We're more bored during work interactions, more bored during social interactions, and we're bored when cell phones are ...

We are the Witnesses

June 20, 2026

A few nights ago I hardly slept. Lightning flashed every few seconds. Rain pelted the dusty ground and then filled all the dry places and then overflowed out of the flowerbeds and ...

In It Together

June 14, 2026

When I was a younger woman, I wanted a lot of things from Chad. I wanted him to be certain ways and do certain things and understand all of my unexpressed expectations. There’s ...

Housework is Hazardous to your Health

Bankets, Dinks, and God

Computer Woes

New Series

Move Over, Heidi!

The Songwriter

Kindergarten Came

Underwear Elvis

I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is…more appliances!

Goodbye, Dear Friend

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