Come on Holly, pull yourself together for crying out loud.

Calamity can strike at any time. Mistakes can happen even when we plan every detail.

Our family Christmas tree is decorated with lovely ornaments which hold memories from over the years.  Our son’s 3-year-old light green...

Dad would clear his throat and the speech would begin. "...but I have calmed and quieted my soul,"

This mess was not my fault!

Excitement grew as packing for our Christmas trip to Pennsylvania began. Winter clothes were pulled from storage. We carefully placed...

My son stood with a headset around his neck and dazed look while in the line to board our flight to Atlanta, Georgia.  Check lists ran...

As parents, it is common to encourage new activities for our children. My daughter went through a phase where she wanted to learn karate....

Grandpop told stories of his brick laying days.  After 8th grade he was forced to leave school and search for work.  Groups of men would...

There was something soothing about these sounds and sleep quickly came. At 2 am everything changed. 

The loss of a baby and the loss of a loving gift from my husband brought me to a dark depth of emotional fragility.

...encouraging words from someone thousands of miles away helped...

Playing review games with a classroom full of 4th graders was one of my favorite parts of teaching.  What knowledge was learned, now...

I am frequently caught saying, "it is the same, but different." What is that supposed to mean?