Currents August 2026 (English and Spanish)
I feel like the last few months have flown by. My family has added a new daughter-in-law, celebrated birthdays and anniversaries, traveled together, and moved to a new city. I…
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The Beauty of Imperfect Families (English and Spanish)
When I got married, I set a goal for myself. I wanted to be a great husband and decided that I was never going to make my wife sad. I…
On Devotions, Dancing, and Deviled Eggs (English and Spanish)
When I think of my mother-in-law, I always think of deviled eggs. You know deviled eggs. You boil an egg. Cut it in two. Remove the yolk. Make a filling…
Currents January 2026 (English and Spanish)
We Believe in God and Are Women of Faith About 10 years ago, I met a lovely woman named Aduke. Aduke had moved from her home country of Nigeria and…
Currents August 2025 (English and Spanish)
Families are for feasts and famines. For high notes and heartbreaks. For safety and solidarity. Those are some broad descriptions, but in the end, families are for every person in…
A Field Guide to Funerals and other Family Functions (English and Spanish)
We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men…We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you…
Update: A Hand Up and Holding Hands (English and Spanish)
Since we are focusing on the irreplaceable role of fathers and our interdependent relationships with men this month, I couldn’t think of a better example than Tom and Becky Rogers,…
Giving Life in Every Season
Art often captures the beautiful alchemy of the soul in ways words cannot. When I saw Katie Garner’s piece “Giver of Life,” I had a transcendent experience. It was an…
Abundance in a Time of Loss
Lead Photo Credit: Catherine Hubbard Earlier this week, we lost a beloved figure in our family’s lives: my husband’s grandfather, Gordon Anderson. He was a soft-spoken spiritual giant in his…
Currents June 2024
This month we honor and celebrate that often women find great strength and synergy in partnership with men. “We value the irreplaceable role of fathers and build interdependent relationships with…
A Father’s Bond
A few months ago I read a post on Facebook describing the way a father bonds with his children and the mutual benefits associated with their interactions. The article explained…
On Blossoming in a High Desert Meadow
Can I share something? A story? Or maybe it is more of a moment, really, but there is an image from my daily wanderings that I have been unable to…