Our Baby Girl, Our Future: Looking Forward, Lurching Back

This Saturday, Calvin and I will officially become the parents of two teenagers, as our youngest daughter Layla, will be turning 13. As many parents do, we appreciate her progress so far and fondly remember the months and moments that shaped her entering our lives.  When I was still expecting Layla, it felt more like… Continue reading Our Baby Girl, Our Future: Looking Forward, Lurching Back

Enabling Evil: Life Lessons From The Steubenville Rape Case

With his sixteenth birthday just around the corner, Darius is in that crazy stage of development between childhood and adulthood. With a deepening voice, long, lean limbs and a noticeable line of facial hair across his upper lip, it’s getting harder to deny that my oldest is just years away from driving, working, having dates… Continue reading Enabling Evil: Life Lessons From The Steubenville Rape Case