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…
Family |
Thanks to Netflix streaming, my family just discovered the past
episodes of what is now called,
Nineteen Kids and Counting
, the TLC reality show featuring the…
Family |
When
The Wall Street Journal
receives 5,700 comments on an article (the most ever received
about any article in
WSJ
history), one takes note. Especially when one…
Books |
They were the best of books, they were the worst of books . . .
welcome to my 2010 reading lowdown:
My Life in France
, by Julia Child: As delightfully sassy and…
Science |
What did you eat for lunch yesterday? Dinner, the night before?
What about breakfast . . . this morning? If you're anything like
me, you probably don't…
Family |
On Sunday morning I was taking care of a sick child. He's turning
16 next week, so he wasn't thrilled that I was home with him. What
did I think he was, a…
Family |
At first, the plan seemed flawless. After my husband's layoff in
2008, we agreed to the following: He would spend the mornings job
hunting and working on an…
Family |
Is motherhood a prison for the modern woman? Feminist author and
single parent Erica Jong says it is. In a
Wall Street Journal
essay, Jong pulls out all the…
Family |
On my writing desk I have a photograph of a chubby baby, about a
year old, sitting on a porch swing with blond curls, overalls, and
no shirt. This is Cooper,
Faith & Inspiration |
We often hear about being "burned" by our pastors. They misled us.
They asked for too much money. They slept with the secretary. And
we are disappointed and…
Religion |
Last week we celebrated the release of my daughter's album by
inviting close friends for a small concert/party. A couple of days
later, one attendee wrote to…
