Caroline

"I am sorry," I tell her. "This was my first global pandemic as a mother. And my first time parenting teens." Nothing I say will sway a firmly-set opinion. I do not remember these [...]

Their Queen announced victory and peace for the Dutch people and claimed 5 May 1945 as their Victory Day, as papers were signed in Wageningen of a treaty, with Germany’s admitted defeat. Hundreds of [...]

This time of year the light shifts and fades to sunset long after dinner. It feels like we can linger longer over a slower pace and stretch out with our dog, who loves the [...]

What happens when we become a wounded healer? I ask because a life in public service is in the business of helping people learn respect, equity, and find personal hope and healing — as [...]

In her autobiography, The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom wrote about her early life and call to hide Jews during WWII in Haarlem, the Netherlands.Her writing often discusses various trials they faced over the [...]

Guess what, Mama? she asks me just moments before midnight. 50 days until graduation, she beams. Her eyes are light and she tells me she’s ready. 50 days? The words echo in my ears [...]

Oma, Opa, and my older brother. Three of my favorite people! I am the one who remains, who can tell their stories (only the stories I know, the ones they shared). These three treasured [...]

Exactly two years ago, my daughter bounded out the school doors with balloons in hand, after a goofy middle school awkward social after school event back then with helium in plastic orbs sent home [...]

I'm thinking a lot about my students and the struggles some face right now. It's a monumentally emotional time. I'm pondering how to best support them as they navigate adult problems while sixteen years [...]

These hardy columbine grow and even flourish in difficult situations and can thrive with little sunlight. When experiencing trials and suffering, it can be a challenge to search for ways to prevail, to press [...]