I have two adorable terrier dogs. One is a Silky Terrier, and the other is a Yorkshire Terrier. Lexi, our Silky, who is eight years old,...

One of the things I cringe most about is when I hear humankind being unkind with their words. It makes me wonder if they were ever taught...

My first job ever was when I was 15 years old as an ice cream scooper at Baskin Robbins. I was thrilled to work officially and earn a...

One of the very best parts of the holidays is celebrating and being with family. Some families have to travel miles to be together, and...

You may not remember, but I shared in one of my previous posts that I am the mother to not only my three teenagers but also two canines,...

My sister sent the above two images to our family group text. The drawing is obviously not a masterpiece painted by Claude Monet. ...

I have attempted to write this post a few times. I hesitated because it is humiliating, but I didn't want to hide it from you because I...

My daughter is in the early college program, where she is enrolled at the local public school as a senior and the community college as a...

A few moms of elementary-age children recently inquired what I do to parent my growing teenagers. I responded that parenting is an...

Imagine an empty bucket with a plastic object sitting on the bottom. And then you take a hose and fill the bucket with water. As the...

I was provoked after reading John Bevere's Instagram post last week. I believe it's worth sharing here. It's an excerpt from his latest...

My youngest son completed his first week of public school last week. Thankfully, every day his response to my "How was school today?"...

Change is not my favorite. I think I thrive better on routine. But this kind of change was expected. I expected it for the last eighteen...

There's a miracle story in the Bible when Jesus multiples five loaves of bread and two fish to feed 5,000 men plus more when women and...

I'm sure you are familiar with the Prodigal Son story in Luke 15: 11-32. There are many takeaways from this parable, but one that grabs...

Did you have a field day at your elementary school? It's different now, but back when I was a student, it was a day full of physical...

One of the things my family enjoys doing together is playing board games. We have shelves full of games we have played throughout the...

One of the many qualities I admire about my youngest son is his childlikeness. Regardless of his age, I think he has a gift of wonder...

I enjoy attending memorial services. I know people who avoid going to them, but I actually choose to go. Of course, it's very emotional...

I have tried drafting this post several times for a few weeks now. But due to the content, I have been stumbling over my words and...