“Little Star” by Anthony DeStefano – Read it to your little star!

Happy Advent! To kick of the liturgical new year, I wanted to tell you about a wonderful children’s book I recently received from one of my favorite authors, Anthony DeStefano. WaterBrook Press recently released Anthony DeStefano’s newest children’s book, Little Star,, which offers a poignant spin on the classic story of the Nativity. DeStefano, whose [...]

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Tips for Baking Gingerbread

It’s that time of year again … Gingerbread House Making!!! This is a rerun of one of my “hottest” posts, which offers tips and a really good recipe to help you make a house of your own. Have fun! A couple of years ago I posted instructions on how to bake a gingerbread house that [...]

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T’is the Night Before Thanksgiving

T’is the night before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, The Bad Dwarfs are lurking — Grump, Grumble, and Grouse. The kids are all hyper, the dog is in hiding, Guilt-ridden and banished from pumpkin pie swiping. I’m sitting here, trying to type to the beat of the metronome by Dad on the piano seat. [...]

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The Ghostly Minds of Middle-School Boys

This morning I took a carful of fifth graders to the Detroit Science Museum. I didn’t know any of them well (apart from my son, that is). And so I was a bit floored when the two sitting immediately behind me started talking about the fact that they regularly hear things going “bump” in the [...]

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Advent Cake … Good Anytime!

This evening the contributors of AnnArbor.com will be gathering for a potluck, and I’ve decided to bring out a special recipe I make each year for my annual Rose Sunday Advent Tea. For several years I hosted one at my house, last year I made it for the tea at church. It takes a bit [...]

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When Good Parents Make Tough Choices

The other day I came across this post from Michelle at Scribbit, telling of how she and her husband had decided to move their middle-school son from his chosen school back to the school his siblings were attending.  It was a tough decision, and one that was not going to be welcomed by their son [...]

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When Good Kids Do Bad Things

Last weekend Craig and I took some friends to the Halloween party of our kids’ godparents. It’s an annual event, and Katy and Todd spend weeks getting all the stations set up throughout the woods bear their house. We’ve enjoyed it so much, we wanted to share the experience with this family, too. It’s two [...]

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