Meet Emily Stimpson Chapman, a devoted wife, joyful mother of three and gifted author. Emily has been writing for over two decades on topics ranging from surviving the single years,…
I am not always great at moving slowly. When my to-do list goes from manageable to overwhelming, I feel pressure to pick up my already-brisk pace. I go from easy-going…
I’ve been on the hunt for the ever-elusive “balance” for most of my adult life. In college, I tried to juggle a full class load, multiple part-time jobs, and being…
Amid the chaos around and within me, there was a moment of clarity, and the clarity was this: Our life is chaotic. Staring at the cardboard boxes yet to be…
“She has everything and looks so happy,” I thought to myself as I scrolled through Instagram at 3 a.m. My newborn daughter was up for yet another feeding, and instead…
During my undergraduate studies, I had the fortunate opportunity to travel to India for two weeks with a priest on his sabbatical. I leapt at the chance partially due to…
Wife. Mother. Editor-in-chief. Art historian. Each of these describe Maria Wiering. She and her husband of 10 years have three children, and they live in St. Paul, Minnesota where she…
In the darkest hours of the morning when it seems that even the moon has gone to sleep, I am often awake with my daughter. As my tired arms hold…
Shortly after Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared on the beach while his friends were out fishing. They had caught nothing. When Jesus tells them to try a new…
Dropping my phone on the kitchen counter, I left the house quickly. Troubling news from the doctor’s office drew me out the door. What would this mean? How would life…
