I didn't watch the Oscars the other night. We haven't been to a movie in ages and for once I'm…
So Executive. So Orderly.
I do not know how to explain "Mass Deportation" to my children. I understand that I need to do it.…
Take Me To Your River (Part 2)
Every day conversations. “I’m hungry. What can I have?” “______” “Never mind, I’m not that hungry.” Or. “If they try…
Tiny Missionary
I am the child and grandchild of former missionaries. My maternal grandparents spent a lifetime in Nigeria working to improve agricultural…
Citizen as Participant
I used to write and hit publish and then go back and fix the typos I swore I had already…
And All That Was Left Was His Love
The church I grew up in did not sing gospel music, per se, but more contemporary types of praise music…
Give More Give Everything Give Blood
I have Mary Tyler Moore episodes on my split screen right now. You Tube, you are the devil, but sometimes…
Translator/Notes From a Heretic*
(Baby Melissa) *you come here for the profanity, yes? Hi Danielle! After you left the other morning I picked…
Briefly: On Fades and Belonging
I took A to the barbershop today. We have given up taking all of the kids together. While this system…
It Seems Like Blessings Keep Falling in My Lap
Selective memories are easier to edit. **** Lea and Laura send us all the voicemails and emails people leave for…
Melissa Frantz 