Category: Family
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I love Christmas. I love everything about it, especially the decorations and the food and the music and the social gatherings. But most especially, I love presents. It’s because of the anticipation. I love...
Sharing the gift of Exponent II
When I married my husband fourteen years ago, I was incredibly intimidated by my mother-in-law. It sounds ridiculous to those who know her, because she’s the kindest, meekest person that would give you the...
Happy Thanksgiving
Dear Exponent Readers, This has been a difficult month. Between political unrest and the anniversary of the Policy, it can be hard to feel grateful. Please know that many people are grateful for you,...
Book Review: The Mismatched Nativity by Merrilee Boyack
Book Review: The Mismatched Nativity, Written by Merrilee Boyack and Illustrated by Shawna J. C. Tenney. I’m really happy that I claimed the review for The Mismatched Nativity for myself. When the title came across...
Guest Post: Shattered
Shattered I took a picture of my daughter wielding a hammer, after I voted. (Though it was a week ago, not this historic night.) I wanted her to be listening for the sound of...
On Bad Leaders: Thoughts from the morning after
I was living in England and Scotland during the George W Bush years and his presidency reflected badly on Americans abroad. Eight years after the end of the GWB’s final term, we are still...
A Halloween Memory
When I was 10 or 11, my father declared that Halloween was too evil for us to celebrate. He forbade my mother from buying Halloween treats, and didn’t let my 5 siblings or me...
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