I still have not changed the ring volume on my phone. Every other contact is on silent. But their two numbers ring out loud no matter what I am doing, where I am, or who I am with. The moment I see ...

This is NOT your average July 4th weekend. America turns 250 on Saturday, July 4, and we're thinking about fun ways to make ...

The screwdriver was still in my hand when I realized it. My son Eli was seventeen, standing in the doorway of his bedroom with a broken desk lamp in one hand and his phone in the other. He glanced at ...

Graduates spend years planning their careers, but one decision may matter more than any first job: choosing the right life ...

After nearly 28 years, this month we moved from the first house my wife and I bought. I’ll probably post something about the ordeal of moving, but first I wanted to remember our old house as we close ...

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A while back, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of being the mother of four boys and how I heard that there was a special place in heaven for such mothers. At that particular time in my life, ...

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At the age of 55, I spend my days changing diapers, reading stories, and rocking the sweetest chubby baby to sleep. I am a stay-at-home grandmother, and I am one of a quiet number of middle-aged women ...

For style and comfort, lululemon is my favorite place to shop for back-to-school casual and athletic wear. lululemon apparel and accessories are perfect for everyday use, a full day of classes, ...

You might think that since I’m a dean of admissions at a university, that my kids’ experience of applying to college would have been friction free. No. Teenage development includes a predictable ...