Merrick Siebenaler

Merrick Siebenaler

The Struggle is Real

As other parents know, remote learning means we’re adding another full-time role to our repertoire: teacher. Leland enjoys his 2½ hour synchronous session with Ms. Siedner—but that still demands our presence

Taking the Plunge

This week, in preparation to receive his sacraments of reconciliation and Eucharist, our son Leland was asked to write a reflection on what he remembers from his baptism. Of course, we had to

It Goes Both Ways

We're all too familiar with the "time, talent, treasure" trope, right? We've seen the list of lattes, gym memberships, and movie nights that we're somehow

Sustaining Each Other

For the past two weeks, I've been receiving training from our database solution by Blackbaud in preparation for a major upgrade next month. My seven-year-old son finds it amusing that I&

A Good and Sweet New Year

Our son has returned to school—and as school parents already know, one thing is missing: the ‘return’ part. Surprisingly, Leland is quite content in the corner of his room that we’ve