[This article is featured in full on the Living By Design blog. Photo credit: Living By Design by Sarah Koontz.] As winter drags its feet...

The shepherds had to decide: Guard the sheep or see the Lamb? In the middle of their must’s, they chose to be still.

But one person stayed present in a conversation where the obvious answer was “no" and made room.

I started wondering how it’s all going to fit together this year. How do I check off all the must’s, but balance all of the maybe’s?

Whether he likes or not (he doesn’t), my middle son unloads the dishwasher every day. Last week, as he was stretching to put a serving di...

The sun reached forward, adorning the tops of trees and tips of houses in gold. I needed to be out in it, to feel on my face and my shoul...

[This essay is featured as part of Sarah E. Westfall's Not My Story Essay Series.] “Just go ahead without me,” I implored her through te...

The afternoon sun reached through the window, shining on my morning coffee. The day had passed without me. I pretended to not think about...

[This article is featured at Fathom Mag, in the October 2020 "Language" issue. Photo credit: Helena Hertz] I was eight or nine, maybe ten...

Really, it doesn't matter whether she was right or wrong. What matters is who I was in response.