I am the queen of strange injuries, allergies, and illnesses. For instance, a few weeks ago, while drying the dishes after my...

Growing up, I often played a game called Perfection. The object of the game is to match twenty-five tiny shapes on a board full of...

When it comes to technological devices, I’m never among the first wave of early adopters. In most instances, I’ll come around eventually...

I saw a sight as elusive and rare as an albino chipmunk today…a man multi-tasking. He was smoking a cigarette and texting on his cell...

Waking up in our home in Memphis on July 22, 2003, we saw just what a few minutes of severe weather could do to a city. There were no...

This summer, I’ve introduced my teen daughters to the incomparable and unfortunately unrealistic world of Jane Austen. She’s one of my...

It seems that at least once a week, I’m confronted with some previously healthy food/technique/habit/item that is now bad for me, if not...

I have never had a broken bone. I don’t know whether to chalk this up to my calcium intake or my cautious nature (neither of which are...

Ever since I can remember, I have been blessed with great friends. I attended the same school from second grade through college, so I...

While driving to a doctor’s appointment the other day, I saw a group of cars and pedestrians stopped along a residential street. I looked...

Here’s a sentence you’ll never hear: “Abby is so graceful. She moves like a feather floating on a breeze.” I can hurt myself just walking...

About a year ago, I drove to a friend’s house to return something I’d borrowed from her. As I pulled behind her car in the driveway, I...

I am a soccer mom. If you’re not sure if you’re also a soccer mom, take this easy quiz: If you have a sunburn that includes your nose and...

Like many of you with school-aged kids, our family experienced the time-honored tradition of the Spring Break road trip last week. As...

Last week, I heard a news story about snow geese. These majestic birds fly from Mexico to Alaska around this time every year. I’m sure...

When my son was in first grade, I was a chaperone on a field trip to the science museum. On such outings, the teacher usually assigns...

My husband’s grandfather has been very sick recently, but the man you see now is only a glimmer of his former self. Known to his...

When I think of the word “distraction,” my mind instantly goes to when I was three and riding in our faux-wood paneled station wagon,...

Since he was four years old, my son has suffered from migraine headaches. When he has an episode, the sequence of events is usually the...

Isn’t it great when the answer is obvious? Too often, we struggle with finding the right path when we come to a fork in the road. Should...

Since it’s already tomorrow in Kinshasa, it’s already our Ezra’s birthday. He’s four now, and four is one of my favorite ages, second...

I love Christmas music. There’s just something about the phrase “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…” that makes me feel all warm and cozy...

The Thanksgiving holiday is about a lot of things—eating too much, Pilgrims, cornucopias, hours and hours of football on TV—but the best...

Most every weekday of the school year, I pass as many as six crossing guards. My three children attend three different schools, so this...