Family |
Thinking of heading out with your little ones for a movie or a nice
dinner? You may want to call ahead first. A Yahoo Shine! article
(which garnered an…
Marriage |
A few weeks ago I mentioned the high school graduation of my
17-year-old daughter, Emily. In this post I will mention that, in
11 days, she is getting…
Family |
Several experts interviewed by
The Atlantic
say, yes, it is possible to be too good of a parent. And this "too
good" parenting is apparently driving 20- and…
Family |
Last week I took my three daughters and a young friend of ours to
Dallas to audition for
The X Factor
, Simon Cowell's new singing competition whose winner will…
Family |
Mother's Day XVII dawned late for my family due to having a
houseful of people over the night before celebrating a birthday. It
was OK, really, in fact a…
Faith & Inspiration |
The morning before Easter I sat in a crowded church where we were
celebrating the life of my friend Kim, a 41-year-old mother of five
who I've known and loved…
Family |
When I was a senior in high school taking advanced placement
courses, working part-time, and waging my own Cold War with a
demanding Russian violin teacher,
Family |
Some people are great starters and some are great finishers. A
garage filled with half-done projects, a bedside table stacked with
half-read books, and a…
Religion |
My father was a Presbyterian and my mother a Southern Baptist,
which means that I grew up knowing the Westminster Catechism and
how many cups of sugar you put…
Technology |
Why is it that even in the midst of Facebook's 24/7 cyber-access to
friends, family, and people you met at last night's church supper,
"We are all so much…
Entertainment |
This past weekend we drove to Houston for our two daughters to
audition for
America's Got Talent.
Any success on that show is highly unlikely, but my husband and…
