... and their interesting history! As anyone who knows me well is aware, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love the pageantry,...

A fancy spoon, holy oil, a catchy song, and a very long history... It is not every day that I would consider getting up at 5am...

My husband Aaron and I are partaking in Lent this year. While we are members of a Presbyterian church (and most Presbyterians don't...

Alternate title: Oops, I started by writing about Christmas pudding and ended up talking about C.S. Lewis and proposing a cure for...

As a Medievalist, one of my biggest pet peeves is when someone calls the language that Shakespeare wrote in "Old English." It is a common...

I've had a shop on Etsy for five years now, and wow... I have learned so much! Below I focus on the top 5 things I learned. I share a...

Most of the people I grew up with were, and many still are, conservatives. Most of those conservatives are also registered Republicans,...

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you...

Welcome to my travel blog! Its title comes from one of my favorite poems - Ulysses by Tennyson, and is inspired by the idea that every...

The first article of mine that StripesEurope posted, is available on their website! Feel free to check it out, and leave me a comment on...

My second article for Stripes - also on an opera experience- was published this past summer. Check it out here, and let me know what you...