My garden beckons me. The soil revels in its freshly tilled glory. A brown sea of possibility. And work. And weeds. And pests. Ugh actually my garden doesn't call me. It mocks me. When I …
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I catch my breath. I can't believe what I am reading. Surely this can't be right. When I read "Counties fielded reports of possible child abuse or neglect an average of …
I have a confession to make. I don't read many blogs. It seems hypocritical to admit this given the fact that I started writing one. But the truth is with four …
I never met anyone who loves his name more than my brother. When we were kids, that boy wrote his name on everything in our house. I mean, everything. He thought …
When I was a kid I split my Sundays between the Catholic Church with Grandma and our local non-denominational church with my family. At St. Peters there was no worship …
Yesterday I placed an emergency call to my friend Ali because I needed a stat family picture for my husband’s new employer. Incidentally, only a very selfless friend would ask …
We are the kind of family that lets our grocery supply dwindle to crumbs before we hit the store. This can make meal time an exercise in both creativity and …
Once upon a time a boy and a girl met. They fell in love. They got married and moved to a state five to ten hours away from family thereby …
“God has BIG plans for you!” I hear this phrase tossed around all the time. We use it to inspire each other to greatness and as consolation when plans don’t work …
Kids have birthdays every year. This reality comes as no surprise to most parents. For whatever reason I am caught off guard each time a birthday rolls around. Last week we …