The other day, I overheard a parent say, "And practice makes...?" "Perfect!" the child sang out, and they both smiled at what was clearly...

It has been an eventful week. Last Tuesday I was taken via ambulance to the emergency room, and ended up admitted to the hospital for a...

“Mommy, is that a poor man? Why is he poor? Why is he sleeping on the street?” Have you ever noticed that your child asks exactly the...

It’s happened to all of us. One minute you’re casually walking through the supermarket with a cutie in the cart, the next minute you’re...

I have been absolutely enthralled by the book, The Whole Brain Child, by Drs. Dan Siegal and Tina Payne Bryson. It's rare that one finds...

Years ago, when I was helping my mother while she was dying, she got me a pass to the local YMCA. Once or twice a week, I would leave the...

Last Sunday, my son came to me as we were getting ready for church, and he was crying. "Mommy," he said with tears on his cheeks, "why...

​I came upon this article on a friend’s Facebook page, http://faithit.com/stop-doing-8-things-teen-school-year-amy-carney/, and I found...

As I mentioned earlier, I've had some issues around breathing. Specifically, what was very mild and intermittent asthma suddenly...

We have been sick. I mean, really, really, really sick. Respiratory stuff. In spades. For ¾ of us. Honestly, it’s been an incredibly...