From JuJu with Love

Before the World Wakes Up

Bundled up like Nanuk of the North Some mornings it’s just us. Fourteen degrees. Three fresh…

My grandpa Charlie was born in Chicago. When he was two years old, his mother left.…

I picked up a frame from the framer this week and carried it downstairs to hang…

Years ago, my parents traveled to Mexico — I think Acapulco — and my dad bought…

This photograph stops me in my tracks every time I look at it. It’s my grandparents…

When I think about my mom, I often think about how strong and generous she was.…

People ask me all the time how I survive winter in Michigan. And honestly, when the…

For Helene, whose strength brought us together and reminded us how sweet life —and friendship —…

Some trips don’t need months of planning or exotic destinations. Sometimes all it takes is a…

From Ann Arbor to the Mall (and everything in between) The summer after my junior year…