It’s the eve of your twelfth birthday. The picture in my head may have been a bit different from what I was expecting, but I should have...

My mom sent a photo. It’s hard even to think of my parents as senior citizens, though I am nearly one myself. The image shows...

“I had a great time. Can’t wait until next week.” Well, that was a relief, because the faces he made during the hour-and-fifteen-minute...

My nine-year-old and a couple of his buddies were loading into our car after baseball practice. Before I had started the engine, he...

“Is my suit ready for tomorrow?” There was a sense of urgency tainted with a little hesitation that accompanied my son’s question. It was...

“Yesterday, a child came out to wonder”. The voice in my head pleaded, “Don’t cry…don’t cry…don’t cry on your way to the post office.” I...

As far as I could see, the gravel road stretched into the expanse of the dreary midday. The road seemed to lead to nowhere, but I felt as...

I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything. I had no idea what to do, so I did nothing. Still, the days passed, and there was...

It sure is cold outside. She was as sweet a baby as ever I have known, and I was so happy that she was mine. But actually, she wasn’t...

“Last year, at this place in Michigan, they got FIFTY-THREE FEET of snow IN ONE DAY.” The words spilled emphatically from his mouth and...

It wouldn’t have mattered how many books I had read or that I had attended lectures and breakout sessions from the foremost experts in...

It was the wax bottles, the Maryjanes, the sixlets, and the caramel bullseyes, along with a vast array of other vintage candies that held...

“How long do you think I’ll last? I mean, when do you think I am going to die?” Ethan’s questions still sometimes catch me a bit off...

There’s true magic to outshine the first bloom of an orchid when, through self-study, patience, crossed fingers, and a bit of fish...

But there really aren’t any directions, at least not any reliable ones.  I thought things were better, but then it comes screaming back....

“It keeps changing fast, and it don’t last for long.” My mom loved the water. We traveled the country for many summers in our...

Darkness had already fallen when I finally made my way out to close the chicken door on this cold March night. I was almost startled by...

Something happened. Something went wrong, or maybe it didn’t. Words that interrupted my idle thoughts as I stood at the kitchen sink, ...

Here is what I hope you will know: it is different. Raising babies that I have birthed is not the same as raising children not born to...

What she said must have been true, or I might have remained a captive audience. As my attention turned elsewhere, my thoughts rotated...