If any part of the human body was especially cursed during the Fall, it was my hair. There’s simply no other explanation for why a child can have haircuts so bad, this deleterious to the human eye, and still survive. How else could a small child have bangs that start at the back of her head, actually BEHIND her ears, and still be let out … Continue reading it’s a problem

  Tomorrow is my parents’ anniversary. I tell you this because, while I suspect many of you don’t know my dad and mom, they’re fabulous enough that you ought to. They’re the kind of parents that other daughters of other moms and dad are jealous of, the kind of parents that are cool enough not to be embarrassing but the kind that would never call us girls … Continue reading happy anniversary

In the past year . . . I hung out with my best friend, spoke to a bunch of faithful Lutherans all around the United States, moved into a new office, bought my first pair of red shoes, tried to say something insightful at Concordia University Wisconsin’s commencements, fed my addiction to vintage dishes and Pyrex, perfected a scone recipe, gained a fan club, edited … Continue reading Thanks, 2012.