by Debbie Mason | Nov 7, 2023 | Fall 2023, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2023, by Matthew McDill One day, there was a huge fight taking place in my house. It seemed that every family member was involved. So I called a cease-fire and invited everyone to peace talks. We sat down in the living room, and I read this single question from...
by Debbie Mason | May 15, 2023 | Spring 2023, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2023/Matthew McDill My sixteen-year-old son and I were having a catch-up session when he informed me that he was interested in dating someone. He was bracing himself for my reply because he knew that most likely I would not encourage him to enter a dating...
by Debbie Mason | Jun 6, 2022 | Graduate 2022, GREENHOUSE
Graduate 2022/Matthew McDill I was up till almost midnight last night talking with my son who is away in college. We talked about how hard school is, girlfriend questions, work, and his spiritual growth. I don’t enjoy staying up late, but I love talking to my son!...
by Debbie Mason | May 16, 2022 | Graduate 2022, GREENHOUSE
Graduate 2022/Derek Carter I hate the dead space. To me, dead space is that time in the car with one of your kids, when you just can’t seem to get more than two words from them. With my younger sons (eight-year-old twins), it is nonstop talking but not so with my...
by Matthew McDill | Sep 11, 2021 | Fall 2021, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2021/Matthew McDill I was cleaning up our garage yesterday and clearing off the ping-pong table. I dusted off the table and grabbed the net to set it up, but it was broken. I asked around about who broke it and how. I knew this was a vain endeavor before I began....