Michelle Martin

April 11, 2018

Fear of happiness

It’s been a pretty good month for our family. Caroline is doing well in college, pursuing internships and staying involved with friends and organizations on campus. Frank is still participating in two sports, working and looking at colleges for when he graduates next year. Teresa will make her first Communion in May and is thrilled to have made a local swim team after trying out last month.

March 21, 2018

D-I-Y. Or not.

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, I thought I might be a crafty person. I was wrong.

March 7, 2018

Who are you?

Boredom, for an 8-year-old, is an emergency. For a parent, not so much. Teresa standing at my side and telling me she’s bored usually leads me to suggest she do her homework. Or pick up her toys. Or even play with some of those toys.

February 21, 2018

Choose life, choose hope

Look for the helpers. That was the advice of Mr. Rogers: In times of tragedy or disaster, when things are scary, look for the helpers.

February 7, 2018

How far they’ll go

It had been a long time since I’d been to Disney on Ice. My forays to the United Center in the last few years have been almost entirely hockey-based: Blackhawks games, yes, but a few years ago, also the games they Blackhawks allow kids’ teams to play in the afternoons, and, more recently, Illinois high school hockey championships.

January 25, 2018

Cake for breakfast

Teresa turned 8 years old this month. There’s nothing particularly remarkable about that; I’d bet that nearly everybody reading this turned 8 years old some time ago.

January 10, 2018

One at a time

Frank and I may have picked the worst weather weekend of the season to visit New York City.

December 20, 2017

Ho, ho, ho

It’s a question that’s making the rounds of second-grade parents: Does your child believe in Santa Claus?

December 7, 2017

You’ve got mail

I’ve always loved the readings for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, especially the Gospel, the scene from Luke where Gabriel tells Mary that she is going to bear the Son of God.

November 22, 2017

Calm before the storm

I think I’ve decided that my favorite part of Thanksgiving weekend is the weekend. Not that I don’t like the holiday. It’s a wonderful holiday, full of family and food and a remarkable lack of commercialism, at least if you don’t count its status as unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season.
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