Michelle Banse StokesThey run too strong, run too deepThere really isn’t a greater feeling in the world than sitting in the pew in church next to my husband, watching my daughter altar serve. I…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesWe are all traveling in the footsteps“It’ll be over before you know it and then you’ll wish it wasn’t,” Dennis Benda said in a hushed voice, trying to calm me as we prepared to…Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesYa didn’t give no lip to big JohnPictures of men with glitter covering their beards filled my Facebook feed on Monday morning. Apparently it’s a new fashion trend. Men are…Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesBecause you’re mine, I walk the lineI read a comment shared by several people on Facebook recently that I can’t shake. The comment, shared right before Christmas, was as…Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesKeep on whispering in my ear“Who put the sugar in the refrigerator?” a voice shouted out from the Citizen breakroom.Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesI could waltz across Texas with youTexas law currently permits the remains of its aborted or miscarried unborn children to be handled as medical waste, meaning they are…Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017
Michelle Banse StokesThe bluest eyes in Texas“It’s not my fault you don’t like chocolate,” said my husband Will, referring to your typical Valentine’s Day gift.Feb 2, 2017Feb 2, 2017