I recently watched a documentary that told the tale of the director’s grandfather, a man in his 80’s living on a small farm in the woods ...

It happened. I don’t know how or why, but it happened. Last night, my husband and I snuck away for a quick dinner and he started talking ...

We have a broody hen. For those of you who like me a few short years ago, have no idea what that means, a broody hen is a hen that wants ...

My husband is a good man. You might think I would be too biased to know this for sure, but I have empirical evidence. When our church was...

I have often been accused of being an optimist. I think it’s mostly because I am terrible at recognizing a crisis. When my son was 10 he ...

I recently met a woman who is writing a novel about a local woman’s survival and triumph during the Civil War. The book has been carefull...

I had a great childhood. Really, I can think of only two deficits from my youth. One, I was a girl, and therefore a horse would have solv...

This is my first blog post. Let me just be upfront, I don't know what I am doing. I don't like to brag but I am very good at getting oth...

When I had my first child, society approved. I was young and cute and he was young and cute. People smiled at us at the grocery store and...

Or mythical creatures and where to find them... We were having an afterparty for the 20th anniversary of my 25th birthday, in other words...

Or how to fail at educating without really trying... It started with my oldest son. He loved eighth grade. He loved it so much he almost ...

My infant daughter hates baby food. I guess it isn’t that strange of a phenomenon, my cat shuns her cat food and don’t get me started on w...