When our twin daughters were born, we were living in a different city, away from family. Even with the generous and loving community we...

In the third book of my middle grade series of fantasy fiction, I created a character named Gus who has two magical powers, and one of...

When I was growing up, one of my favorite fictional characters was a ditzy maid with a genuine knack for baking named Amelia Bedelia. She...

Other than your regular holidays—ones like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Arbor Day—there are some pretty crazy celebrations that...

A few weeks ago I washed the inside and outside of most of the windows in our house. This is worth mentioning because I often feel like I...

I always wanted a canopy bed, a canopy bed with a frilly dust ruffle and tons of fabric draping over me as I dreamed perfect, happy...

Our two sons are both on travel soccer teams. This means that they seem to be playing ball all the time. In the winter, we’ve watched...

When I was 6-years old, my dad bought our family’s first microwave oven. It was a giant behemoth with its own designated piece of...

With my recent COVID-19 diagnosis, I acquired a strange, unwelcome gift—the loss of my senses of smell and taste. First of all, you...

This pandemic may be called many things—scary, inconvenient, ill-timed, unprecedented. As a mom to two graduating daughters and two...

How did I end up sitting on this metal bench next to a Customer Service desk? I just wanted two $25 gift cards, but instead the cashier...

A friend recently told me about taking a group of Texas teens to Nashville for a mission trip. As they sat outside at an evening...

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....

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...

There are some mornings when it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. Take this morning, for instance. I killed a wasp in my bathroom. Getting...

Yesterday my 15-year old daughter approached me in the hallway of our home and asked me a question. With utmost sincerity and concern,...

Soon after my husband Brent and I were married, my in-laws treated us to a trip to California. We toured the coast and visited all kinds...