Essays

I am a Martha but I’m trying harder to be a Mary.  It’s so hard for me to not be a Martha.  I like being productive.  I love being productive.  But after another recent face-off with death, I decided I don’t want my children remembering me as a...

I started the new year with a melanoma diagnosis.  It was a very small tumor that had not spread.  The treatment was to just cut out all the skin around it to make sure there was no remaining melanoma and then spend the rest of my life being vigilant for any...

The Bible is a ginormous volume made up of 73 different books spanning thousands of years following generations of people.  Are there boring parts?  Yes.  Leviticus is a tad dry and there are other parts that take some determination to get...

For Realsies This Time I thought I’d try Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year podcast. This is not the first time I’ve tried the ole “Read the Bible in a Year” resolution.  It’s probably the third or fourth try in as many years.  I always start off strong...