Natalie Holsten

On a remote ranch somewhere in Brazil, around a dozen years ago, a mother was preparing dinner when a ranch hand popped his head into the kitchen. “You might want to head to the corral and see what's happening,” he said.

Spring is a time of transformation. Not only are tulips blooming and trees budding, but it’s also a time of returning to the things we love to do when the

Over the past 20 years, as a mom of four kids, I have packed 7,145 school lunches (give or take a few hundred).

My dear daughter,

Natalie Holsten “Why do you guys read news on paper and not on your phones?” he asked, gesturing to that day's newspaper on our coffee table.

In the life of a church, there are sometimes events that bring a body of believers together like no other.

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Turns out there’s more than one way to get to know a town.

Natalie Holsten I don't know much about Mr. Vance's politics, and I'm sure like most people he has good and bad qualities.

Natalie Holsten It was a great place to observe another culture. We also observed a lack of personal space. We observed people — lots of people — smoking.