Imagine getting hired for a new job and having the terms of your tenure determined by…ping pong. Sounds like a pitch for a new reality TV show, doesn’t it? Instead, it’s how we found out how long we’d be serving on the DuPage County Board once we were elected. Yes,... View Article
My hero, former President Jimmy Carter, turned 95-years old last month. His recent health scares have people all over the world praying for his recovery, since none of us are ready to imagine a world without Jimmy. Especially with our country in such turmoil, it feels as if we need... View Article
We did it! We drove from Chicago to Plains, Georgia to attend Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School! There is so much to say about the trip but I’ll write about just the Sunday School part first. The rest of it (like the 15-hour non-stop drive each way, the haunted hotel, the... View Article
“Honey, I have a strange proposal that I promise is not as weird as it initially sounds, just hear me out.” I find that’s always a great way to start a conversation with my husband and really grab his attention. My proposal? That we load our four kids into... View Article
After the 2016 national election, for the first time since being elected Class President in high school, I decided to run for office. Those feelings of loss and confusion that had plagued me since that election had made it difficult to figure out the next right steps, but I finally... View Article
From the archives at Backwards and in High Heels…. Last week, we got our Daylight Savings-tired selves out of bed super early, braved the snow and cold weather and went to pay our friend Peter Roskam a surprise visit at the Glen Ellyn Civic Center, where he was having... View Article
Museum of Science and Industry with my 5th grader searching for ways to inspire him… Turned the corner and found this exhibit on democracy – stumbled upon my own inspiration! What a great quote. When I read it, I can almost hear Obama’s voice in that sentence. Does anyone else... View Article
I had the pleasure of hearing San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz speak a few days ago at the DuPage Democrats Gala and I was blown away. Not simply because she is a powerful woman who became a symbol for Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria struck, although there was that.... View Article
Dear Representative Roskam: You haven’t met me, yet, but not for my lack of trying. I am one of your constituents from the 6th Congressional District and I just can’t seem to get a hold of you. I thought I’d try a more public forum to see if I could... View Article