Barbara Reaoch

“How has the pandemic affected your kids?” I asked this question to a mom of three children. Right away she listed some of the meaningful activities her kids have lost: play dates with friends; music lessons; in-classroom school; sports practice; youth group; ‘normal’...

Time to decorate—it was Christmas! Down came boxes of ornaments, each filled with its own sweet story. But one box brought instant stress! How could I have forgotten? The box overflowed with my attempts to adopt other people’s traditions. As a child, my family’s...