Education | As I’ve alluded to before, my 8-year-old, Cooper, went to school
this year for the first time and had the rudest awakening of his
life. Apparently, although he already knows how to read, his
teacher expected him to…
Faith & Inspiration |
According to a new Barna study, 51 percent of Christians have
attitudes and actions more like those of the hypocritical,
self-righteous Pharisees than of…
Family |
Last week, a normally wise son texted something not-so-wise to a
group of girls with whom he’d been dialoging. It wasn’t anything
“wrong,” just…
Parenting |
Twenty-two years ago, my military-wife friends and I used to spend
our Friday evenings at Victoria’s Secret looking for something
special to wear when our…
Marriage |
The double whammy of the publication of
Lean In
by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer no
longer allowing her employees to work from home…
Family |
Whoever said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder didn’t know
his numbers. Last year, 18-year-old Florence Colgate, won a British
beauty contest based…
Faith & Inspiration |
Anyone who has ever watched the show
Hoarders
knows that hoarders often lie to themselves. In my house-cleaning
job, I see it all the time. A client’s home can…
Parenting |
Every night, 8-year-old Cooper faces his dreaded literature guide.
Little House in the Big Woods
is Cooper’s current nemesis. Each afternoon he does his…
Television |
With the long-awaited season three of PBS’s sleeper hit
Downton Abbey
now in full swing, many who have not yet succumbed to
DA
fever are wondering what they have…
Faith & Inspiration |
Last week, as I was sitting reviewing the highs and lows of 2012 in
preparation for setting my 2013 goals, the Pew Research Center was
kind enough to drop…
Marriage |
Christmas Night we sat by the fire talking about the highs and lows
of 2012 and, as part of the lows, counted six couples in our
immediate circle who had…
Faith & Inspiration |
It’s nearly a crime to not be jolly at Christmas, but thus is the
plight of many this time of year. Holiday cheeriness—meant to rouse
even the Scroogiest…
