8 Easy Ways to Have a Healthier Holiday Season
Between indulgent appetizers, stockings stuffed with sweets, and cookie exchanges galore, the holiday season isn’t exactly known for promoting healthy eating. And even though the average…
6 Novels to Make You Think Deeply About Faith
Though I’m a person of faith who loves to read, I’ve never been one for religious fiction. I’m sure there are excellent Christian novels out…
How a Time of Isolation Made Me Appreciate Community
When my family made plans to live abroad for a stretch of three months, we envisioned the many ways the experience would enrich us. An…
7 Etiquette Rules That Are Still Worth Following
When I was a senior in high school in Chandler, AZ, I participated in a rather unusual experience for a young millennial woman: A cotillion…
6 Things Millennials Aren’t Killing
Lately, it seems like every other headline proclaims another business or product millennials are guilty of “killing,” from paper napkins to American beer to…doorbells? Even…
The No-Phone Zone: How a Retreat Changed My Tech Routine
A few weeks ago on a solo retreat to San Diego, I took a walk along a path that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The craggy…
5 Ways to Make the Most of Summer Foods
Juicy berries, fresh corn on the cob, cold cocktails by the pool—food is one of the greatest pleasures in life, and never more so than…
How I Ended up in a Career I Never Expected
If you had asked me at age 21, college diploma in hand, what I’d be doing in my 30s, I’d have told you confidently of…
Why Boredom Is Exactly What You Need
This year during Lent, I made a bold choice for my annual pre-Easter sacrifice. I didn’t give up chocolate or alcohol, and I didn’t stop…
It’s Not You, It’s Me: How I Broke Up with the News
Confession: I have no idea when the new iPhone is coming out, I don’t know which states legalized marijuana, and I couldn’t tell you the…
