Merry Christmas! Every year I write a digital Christmas letter; a modern-day version of the one my mom would carefully write, print and mail to family and friends. Now that I’m the mom, I feel the need to tell you … Continue reading
Author Archives: April
2018 Christmas Letter
I miss the Christmas cards of my childhood– thick envelopes filled with long letters–updates on family friends near and far. I realize that social media fills the gap now, but I still write a yearly re-cap, mostly because I love … Continue reading
A Thrill Of Hope: Our Family’s Christmas Update
It’s been almost a year since we posted on the blog but here’s the cute little reason behind our busy year: The best part of 2017 was getting to have Noah in our family. He’s almost one and has been … Continue reading
Detroit Kids Need Camp
Before we even got married, Josh and I had a shared vision that our family would be an active part of the community of Detroit. One of the ways we hoped to do this was to connect Detroit kids to … Continue reading
The Naming of Noah John
We welcomed our third son, Noah John, into our family just before Christmas. As we did for Luke and Theo, we wrote Noah a letter explaining the meaning of his name. Dear Noah, Noah-A Hebrew name meaning “comfort” and … Continue reading
A New Detroit, One Book at a Time
Saturday, on a family walk, we heard a series of close gun shots. Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! I’m used to counting them because we immediately report them on the Detroit Police app. This is our reality. Luke’s new favorite … Continue reading
Standing for Kids- Detroit Public Schools in Crisis
My guess is that many of you, even if you’re out of state, have come across news of the Detroit Public Schools in crisis. Here’s a recent article in Time that explains some of what’s happening as teachers take a stand … Continue reading
Our 2015 Christmas Letter
One of the best moments of Luke’s life happened recently at the Detroit Tree Lighting: he was introduced to countdowns! Since then, he does his own countdown each morning and then shouts, “Light the Christmas tree!” In honor Luke’s sweet tradition, here is our Christmas countdown. Continue reading
Space for Ten: On Sharing Our Home
This winter, a friend asked if we would consider sharing our third floor space with their family of five. I immediately liked the idea and said I would talk to Josh about it and get back to her. And then … Continue reading
My Birthday Wish: Encouragement for a Detroit Teen (It’s Her Birthday, Too)!
Today I share my birthday with Sydney, a 15 year old here in Detroit that we spend a lot of time with and really love (you should hear Luke following her around the house saying “Neenee, Neenee!”). I’m not always … Continue reading