Christine Hoover 

Last year, I noticed a growing discontentment with my life. I chalked it up to circumstances: several of my good friends had moved away, my role within our c...

Almost nine years ago now, I shared a secret with my husband that I'd held inside: I wanted to be a writer! I write it breathlessly in italics because my sec...

When difficult circumstances arise or life becomes mundane, we find ourselves either overwhelmed or numb or a combination of the two. I find in my own life t...