How I spent my Christmas break (and all of 2022 so far)
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Red Eyes, Full Nose, Can’t Breathe

You don’t know true sadness until one of your young children is sick. There are few experiences that are as incredibly vivid to me as those memories of times when my kids were ill or in pain. I remember Maddie’s first Christmas when she was just about four months old and had a terrible cold […]
Finding Pandemic Salvation at K-Mart

Some thoughts on finally getting the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Birth Story of My Second Son

It only took six months, but here’s the birth story of my second son, who arrived just in time for a global pandemic.
Finding Moments of Grace in the Age of Corona

I wrote this in response to my Catholic parish’s question on social media: How are you finding moments of grace in these difficult times?
All I Want For Christmas Is My Lower Two Front Teeth
Maddie’s first Christmas would have been momentous enough, but she is filling the week before Christmas with some other firsts, too.
The Birth Story
It’s been almost two weeks since the moment that changed my life. Here’s the official birth story of my sweet little daughter.