It’s just an ordinary Thursday afternoon. But, somehow, the veil hanging over the face of the world gets...
Our new neighbors are throwing us a welcome-to-the-neighborhood party. Three hours in and I’m pinching myself a little,...
Beauty. There’s an entire industry dedicated to it. But what if beauty isn’t something you can buy or...
It’s a Saturday morning in early December, which means I’m sitting at the kitchen table with the kids,...
I walk into the house on a random Wednesday night and the television is on, tuned to the...
I walk into my son’s elementary school fundraiser dressed in a wig, bathrobe, and women’s boots. A best...
Sometime in December—as this long, bitter, snow-buried winter descended upon Chicago—my wife was accosted by a squirrel. She...
Tomorrow, my daughter and I will appear on the TODAY Show. A friend of my son asked my...
Dear Little One, As I write this, I’m sitting in the makeup aisle of our local Target store....
Autumn is visiting again. The world around me is dying. And the beauty of the death steals my...
