Eliana Osborn

I look tired when I stay up too late. I also look tired if I get eight hours of sleep.

Size, like age and salary and whatever else, is just a number. Pretending numbers don’t measure things isn’t helpful. I’m 38 years old: That isn’t good or bad, but it IS different from being 18 or 50.

Really, you should thank me. I’m just protecting your future self.

Being a person of faith isn’t cool. It is very personal to me and not something I like to talk about a lot, which goes counter to the whole idea of ‘sharing the good news of the gospel.’

1. Borrow a child.

Don’t listen to horror stories about airplane tantrums. Listen to me while I let you in on the secret perks of seeing the world with kiddos.

I’m not there yet. But I need to be honest—I’m closer to 40 than any other multiple of five.

In this film, we got to walk backstage with the young Broadway actress currently playing Annie. She explained the rules for taking on the role: Once a girl started her period, she couldn’t be Annie.

If you kill a tortoise, even on accident, you probably shouldn’t have children.

I wanted to write a book last summer. Then I realized what a terrible goal that was and modified accordingly.