We have arrived at that late-summer turning point when we take stock of what we have or have not accomplished since Memorial Day, back when

Three months on from the deaths of my parents, a week out from my daughter’s wedding, I finally get back to this cloth tote bag,

My daughter’s wedding is today. At last, the day has arrived! As you might expect, at my house we have been thinking of nothing but

Before the terrible shooting in Charleston on June 17, there was no Wikipedia page for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Over the next 36

Next week I send my highschooler to jazz camp, the first of three different music camps he’ll be attending this summer. When I was growing

A week ago, I was enjoying the splendor of commencement day, saluting some fine young people that Calvin College has now unleashed on the world.

“There are no good choices.” I remember saying that to my mother three years ago when we hit the first major decision point in what

Once again I am inviting a guest to post in my place. After losing my dad on April 16, my mom suddenly declined. She is

From Debra Rienstra: My father, Edward Shreve, died on Thursday night at the age of 88. Readers of The Twelve may recall that I have