By the Way

“Are you excited about going back to America?” I’ve heard this question a lot over the past few months. Usually my response is someth...

When I texted a friend to let her know I was at the hospital, she asked “Did you bring someone to run up and down or you?” Clearly she has ...

We don't have an actual school space so we use the corner of the living room, where baby can play on the floor nearby.  Sometimes the ...

As we waited in the security line, 2 hours into our 33 hours of travel, Juliana chatted with the family next to us. “We're flying to C...

When I chose Grace as my “One Word” for 2015, I wasn’t sure how I would really go about growing in grace. I started reading a couple of grac...

I had just finished my second year in China and my whole life was in major transition. After months of long-distance dating and engagement, ...

I write about pregnancy a lot lately because I find it so consuming. Right now it is the most time consuming, physically challenging, energ...

[While this is addressed specifically to mothers, the ideas are all pretty universal.] Dear Mothers, Self care is not selfish. It’s unde...

I have read my fair share of stereotypical gender roles kind of books, many of them talking about how important it is for a woman to feel be...

We all deal with unrealistic expectations from others. These expectations can place an unnecessary weight, a burden of disappointing others...

The other day a delivery woman asked me, "Are you a teacher here?" I almost answered yes, but then I realized it isn't true a...

It’s generally a bad sign when a professor who barely knows you stops you at the local coffee shop to say, "You look like you are head...