Family |
I remember the smell of my mother's first briefcase. She carried it
during my earliest years, the years from which I can recall smells
most deeply. But my…
Family |
I read a wonderful blog post this week by one of my fellow Patheos
peeps, Zeke Pipher, about the fallacy of formulaic parenting.
According to Zeke, the…
Family |
Recently, as we were flipping through radio stations in the car, my
6-year-old daughter heard the song "We Are the Champions" by Queen.
She asked what a…
Family |
Our nation is in a crisis. Yes, all eyes are on the financial
crisis and the stagnant economy, and less certain but potentially
ominous is the prospect of a…
Family |
The web (including Marvin Olasky's online column on Monday) is
buzzing about a recent
New York Times
article that expounds on the shameful trend of having…
Family |
For the first time in American history, more than half of all
births to American women under 30 are occurring outside of
marriage. That's what Child Trends,
Family |
It's certainly an indication of my hypocrisy that my first reaction
upon seeing the recently released video of a Texas state judge
cursing and beating his…
Family |
Dan Quayle was on hand last January for the swearing-in ceremony of
his son, newly elected Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.). The senior
Quayle, who once represented…
Family |
As a subscriber to a number of publishing newsletters, I'm often
alerted to free book downloads. Two weeks ago, intrigued by a blurb
for "The Most Important…
Family |
We've been in our new house in Oklahoma City three months now. A
few weeks ago we decided it would be fun to host a neighborhood
block party. But it's been…
Family |
Are you a mother with a bratty kid? Do you feed him junk food? Is
he overweight? If so, according to a
Today
Moms survey, you already have three strikes against…
Family |
Shortly (or so it seemed) after we had one daughter, the next thing
we knew we had four of them. Four girls means four times the
opportunities to bring…
