Michelle Martin

July 22, 2026

Tech support

I had to help my 16-year-old with tech support recently. That’s not a thing I have to do too much of anymore; my teenage and young adult kids are more likely to roll their eyes at me while they show me a shortcut to do something on my phone or ask why I actually call the customer service number.

July 08, 2026

Summer cold

In the days leading up to the Fourth of July this year, I was laid up with a cold. The classic summer cold: plenty of congestion, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, even a low-grade fever.

June 17, 2026

Everyday miracles

Do you believe in miracles? I do.

June 03, 2026

Not written by AI

What frustrates you most about artificial intelligence? For me, the answer is easy: All the boxes popping up asking if I want help writing, whether it’s an email or a story or a column.

May 20, 2026

On the street

As I write this, trucks and construction vehicles are once more on the street outside my window.

May 07, 2026

Pondering

Usually when my family asks what I want for a gift, I can’t think of anything.Usually when my family asks what I want for a gift, I can’t think of anything.

April 22, 2026

From the back pew

It’s been years since I had children young enough to require us to sit in the back of church. Nowadays, we mostly sit in the middle, despite the urging of presiders everywhere to encourage members of their congregations to move towards the front. I’ve even heard families with little kids encouraged to move closer, told that God welcomes all, even crying babies.

April 08, 2026

Look to the flowers

I’d like to say my spring bulbs finally bloomed, but the truth is that they were early this year.

March 18, 2026

When will we be done?

The best feeling in the world is “done.” That’s something my children have heard from me, over and over again, from the time they were old enough to clean up their rooms or have homework. It’s something I would say in hopes of getting them to stop procrastinating, stop trying to figure out how to do the thing perfectly, stop coming up with reasons they could not do the thing right now and just, you know, do the thing.

March 04, 2026

Whatsoever things are true

I believe in truth. It sounds obvious, I know. What else would anyone believe in, but what is true?
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