They grow up. They leave home. And then, of course, they come back.
They return bearing bags of dirty laundry, stray socks, T-shirts you’ve never seen before, strange cords for charging various digital devices.
Book Excerpt: When the TV Goes Off, Life Begins
This excerpt from “Mitten Strings for God” is full of wise words about what happens in a family when the TV goes off. (Just in time for Screen-Free Week!)
Book Excerpt: Mitten Strings for God
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Katrina Kenison’s book, Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry (Grand Central Publishing, 2002) Being a mother today seems to require that we move too fast most of the time. Much as we may crave quiet interludes with our children, family mealtimes, and meaningful rituals, […]