Michelle Martin

June 20, 2018

That’s incredible

There’s something a little too ironic about going to a movie on hot June day to watch a family of cartoon superheroes battle to vanquish a new supervillain named “Screenslaver,” an evil genius who controls people — both normal and heroic — by hypnotizing them through the screens they watch.

June 6, 2018

Order out of chaos

In the beginning, Genesis says, when the earth was without form or shape, shrouded in darkness over the abyss and with a mighty wind sweeping over the waters, God made light.

May 23, 2018

Taking flight

I spent last weekend on a whirlwind trip to Boston, helping Caroline move into a room she’s subleasing in a student apartment to take on a summer internship.

May 9, 2018

First things

First Communion isn’t just one first thing. For the children who received the Body of Christ for the first time this month, including Teresa, the event meant doing lots of things for the first time.

April 25, 2018

Zoo day

I’ve long thought that the most interesting animals to watch in the zoo are the human visitors. That was definitely the case when I chaperoned Teresa’s second-grade class field trip to Brookfield Zoo in the middle of April.

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.
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