Who You Need for Sparkling Holiday Conversation
It was the ultimate parental shaming. Bored at a Thanksgiving several years ago, my son decided to video the torpid pace of our holiday conversation. No one comes out particularly…
How to Expand Your Horizons Through Asylee Friendships
In reconnecting with an asylee friend on a recent trip to Washington D.C., the modern church lady reflects on how her friendships with asylees have enriched her life. Mahmoud is…
The Holocaust-Human Ingenuity Under Horrific Circumstances
During a recent visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., an ordinary object in this museum of extraordinary horrors wormed its way into my mind. Under the artfully…
How to Keep Guatemalan Women Off the Migrant Caravan
The Modern-Day Church Lady recounts an inspiring economic solution she witnessed on a recent trip to Guatemala that helps women thrive in the countryside. The vehemently negative comments I get…
Postcard: Hope in the Dark-Glorious Advent by Candlelight
A room lit by candlelight, a long table overflowing with sweet and savory snacks, celestial music and 90 church ladies engaged in lively conversation. What better way to begin the…
3 Reasons The Migrant Caravan Is Marching To The United States
Angered by the President’s gross mischaracterizations of the migrant caravan, the Modern-Day Church Lady sets the record straight about why people leave Central America based on her recent travels to…
