Five of us sat at the restaurant lunch table that day-- my parents, my sister, her boyfriend, and me. As we waited for our food, the...

Okay, confession time. I told my husband this morning I was having trouble coming up with something to write about in this week's blog....

My dad (see last week's post) is one of the funniest guys I know. I love to sit around and laugh with him. My husband also has a great...

You know those mugs that say Best Dad Ever? I'm sure every kid who bought one believed it, but no one as much as me. I was 19 before I...

In the Bible, the book of James is only five chapters long. But the wisdom and insight in this book is off the charts. Every time I read...

My great-niece Harper is five years old and playing T-ball this summer. For those who might not know, T-ball is like baseball or...

I came home last week to find my husband, Dave, composing a handwritten note to a friend of his, encouraging him during his struggles...

My husband is a night owl. Sometimes I call him a bat because he likes to sit in the evening with only one light on. He gets his second...

Sometimes on gloomy days I sit and wonder what could have been. What if that visiting college professor had accepted me into his novel...

Since Mother's Day is here, I thought I'd tell you about my unconventional mom. I think advertisers and many people out there remember...

I kinda sorta did a bad thing. See, there are certain days of the year that make me envious of other people. On Mother's Day, for...

"A very good place to start." So begins the song "Do-Re-Mi" written by Richard Rodgers and featured in the movie The Sound of Music. I've...

And is there any way to stop? I've spent a lifetime perfecting the art of worrying. You too? Why do we do it? I grew up as a firstborn,...