This past Thursday, I took my son, Whit, to the airport to see him off for his three-year duty assignment overseas. It was the...

My husband has a friend who pushes every button I have. It's almost funny. Almost.  He constantly hugs me. I am not a hugger. I even have...

I used to think hockey was one of the dumbest, fakest sports ever.  Then some Canadians booed my national anthem. Now, oh, I'm interested...

Characters can be ornery, disobedient, and downright confusing sometimes. Usually, though, they get like this because they're trying to...

Regret has a way of keeping us tethered to the past, but God calls us to live in the freedom of the present. As I read through the emails...

This past Saturday, we drove Whit back to Camp Lejeune. Before we dropped him off, however, we had dinner with my high school buddy,...

For the country as a whole, I believe most of us will agree 2024 was a long one. Did you think those campaign ads would ever end? And,...

Plymouth Rock was No Accident Back in the mid-2000s, I often substitute taught at my boys' school. Thanksgiving was an especially fun...

Forgiving when it feels like time has stopped... Recently, a girl I went to high school passed away. I've offered my condolences to her...

The Parent Path When I was leaving for college back in '80-something, I remember thinking of myself as a racehorse in a derby. I was...