Articles by Megan Rathz

Bittersweet joy

If you’ve ever lost someone, you know that certain days, songs, anniversaries, stories, holidays, and milestones can evoke emotion from the deepest part of your core. Out of nowhere, something…

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Growing butterflies

I have always loved butterflies. The idea of metamorphosis and seeing something turn into a creature of beauty has always intrigued me. A teacher who retired last year at my…



The meeting

During my last column, I shared about the call that I received from my sister about the birth of a baby boy that we all prayed would be her son….


The call

We finally got the call that my family has been waiting and praying for. It was a Saturday night in January. My husband and I had just finished dinner and…


Rebirth of spring

There is something about spring that renews my hope. It reminds me that God knows exactly what He is doing. I love the first bits of green that begin popping…


Things I love, part 2

I am fortunate enough to have so much in my life that I am grateful that I simply could not consolidate it to one column. I wrote a couple of…


Things I love, part 1

There are so many things I love and am grateful for from all corners of my life. I so often hear and read about the importance of acknowledging your gratitude…


Sheltered ignorance

There are times in your life when you realize how uneducated you really are on a particular subject. I work as a teacher in an elementary school in Indianapolis. One…


You can buy yourself flowers

I have a son and a daughter. I like having the perspective of being a boy mom and a girl mom because I find myself being able to look at…