The topic of a woman’s place in marriage and church is one that is of both intellectual and personal interest to me. I wrote the first portion of this after reading the Counterpoints book, “Two views on women in ministry“, which included both complementarian and […]

On July 10, 2023 at 1:44 p.m., I landed on the other side of the world. All I heard was, “Roll over to Barbara!” as my heavy, aching body collapsed into our doula who had just seconds before had her face right in front of mine, […]

I initially started blogging from reading various mom-blogs filled with homeschooling tips and Pinterest-worthy recipes. It seems like a large percentage of the blogosphere is occupied by mom-bloggers. And recently it has come to my attention that I am soon becoming one of them (gasp). […]

Today marked the first rain of spring. Peter got his wisdom teeth out this morning and I finished my last week of in vivo experiments. It feels like the beginning of something new, the start of a new season. Tomorrow, I give my research seminar […]

I’ve missed doing these – my last one was in 2021 – but I think there’s something special about sharing (and at least documenting) the things I’ve been into in this past season. So here’s my list this winter season (and feel free to share […]

I think I’m not alone when I say we want to live “the slow life”. The question I would pose next would be, “Well, what does that mean?” We have dreams of the slow life being lived out on a farm. It seems the most […]

The air turning brisk this past week was a sure sign of the season turning to fall, as was the official month turning to October as of today. “I think fall is my favorite month of the year,” I commented to Peter as we walked […]

Earth in its elemental form is smooth, shiny wet and a motley of muted colors. The Tawas lake bed I spent the morning picking up rocks from the sandbed, turning them over in my hand as I waded ankle-deep in the cool lake water. It’s […]

It is a Saturday morning in February. The flakes are coming down in steady streams of white and the only sign of life outside are little figurines of dog walkers making their way through this snowstorm. My husband is lying supine on our couch, engrossed […]

Marriage is on the decline, they say. According to Pew Research Center, 39% of respondents believe marriage is obselete and 1 in 4 of today’s young adults may never marry based on current trends. “Getting married huh,” was the response of my senior PhD student […]