Last week I was honored to speak at a Mother/Daughter Tea at a church in town. It was a lovely event with tea and coffee and cupcakes and...

I’m not a self-help book kind of reader (I’m more of a help-myself-to-some-fiction kind of a reader!), but I know there are a lot of...

My family visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium over Spring Break. It is a beautiful facility right on the bay with a big emphasis on...

There are just some things that are hard to teach young children: how to hold a pencil correctly, how to tie their shoes, how to make...

I love my 4 kids. I really do. I think they’re charming and delightful. I thoroughly enjoy their adorable personalities and unique...

Our basement flooded during the Great Flood of 2010. We had suffered through days of relentless rain showers and watched the newscasts...

I was never a cheerleader in school. For most anyone who knows me (or who has seen me attempt to clap and sing simultaneously in church...

Sometimes it’s hard to summarize a big concept, especially when you’re talking to young children. Explaining complex and heavy topics,...

I rarely watch a movie or read a book more than once. There’s a part of me that says, “I already know how this ends, so I’m not really...

I’ve come to believe that words are very powerful. With only a slight change in wording, the intended meaning can be completely altered....

For the first 6 ½ years of our marriage, my husband and I lived in Memphis. The majority of that time was spent in a modest, brick house...

Tugging at the tape ever so slowly and pulling back the wrapping paper, the present beneath gradually revealed itself. In a dark living...

On Tuesday mornings, I meet with a few other moms at a church near my youngest son’s elementary school to pray. We start out praising God...

I like my name. It’s easy to pronounce and spell. When I was growing up, I didn’t know any other girls named “Abby,” so it felt unique...

The past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic around the Rosser house, and most of that bad luck has been aimed at me. Sickness and...

While vacationing in Florida and visiting a couple of amusement parks during Fall Break, I came to a realization: We parents need our own...

In a house with 4 kids who go to 3 different schools, weekday mornings can be hectic. Breakfast must be eaten. Backpacks must be packed....

If anyone is looking for me on most Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, they can find me in the preschool wing of my church. Our...

As we were walking to school today, my youngest son Ezra closed his eyes and asked me to hold his hand while we made our way down the...

As I was listening to the radio recently, I heard some interesting facts about the planet Venus. I already knew a few things, like that...

One hundred years ago, Swiss-born inventor Emil Frey created Velveeta while working for the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, NY. He...

We have three remote controls for our living room television: one for the TV, one for the DVD player, and one to navigate all of the...

I recently saw the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?about the life and work of television icon Fred Rogers. I had heard it was great...

I once read the phrase “hand-watered garden” in the book East of Eden, and now I think of it each time I water my plants. The author’s...