The last time I flew was 17 years ago. Hard to believe. So the flight to Florida on Friday night was really feeling like the first time...

I had a sneaking suspicion I was on the phone all day. No wonder. Take a look at the tally of my day: 26 text threads, not counting...

(Update: Don't ascribe every scenario listed below to my situation. It's everything I could think of at the time of writing in order to...

Sometimes, even Mom leaves an empty toilet paper roll. I just wanted to see what it felt like to be a kid again, assuming somebody else...

"When the cat's away, oh, how the mice do play!" I'm not a mouse, but my version of playing was to have a nap and a bowl of ice cream...

Twas the night before the next day, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a... Wait a minute! Mom was...

Guess what fun I've been having lately? Sometimes the fun is more imagined than obvious, but here it is: Anticipating, then taking, an...

I spent last weekend with my grandmother and one of my aunts who lives out of state. Grandma's house has always been a place of good...

How can we stay positive in a negative world? I just cleaned out hundreds of unread emails from a personal account I forget to check very...

A pint for Mama means a pint of ice cream. And after the day I had, this was the perfect reward, only a half-pint would have been plenty....

I wasn't raised in Peru, Indiana. In fact, when my family first moved here in the 1990s, I thought we were in another state--even though...

How many people get to lead a parade? I do! It wasn't actually a real parade with clowns and candy, bands and toilet paper floats. It...

What does everyone do on a Sunday night in a little town? Go to Kroger. That's right. The entire town turned out on Sunday night to get...

My favorite part of the day? Spending time with Kara, my lovely daughter, walking around the neighborhood. That's when she really opens...

Note: This is a compilation of several days of writing. We've had beautiful blooms on the rose bushes; and on the walks around our...

You know what the definition of hope is? Going to the greenhouse year after year thinking that this year, surely, you can manage to keep...

Every once in awhile, I just list things that make me happy or put a smile on my face. Since I love lists, this is perfect for today:...

What sound track plays in your car on a long road trip? I got to hear an endless loop, at least it seemed endless, of: I'm bored! I'm...

My children and I took a road trip yesterday to see my sister, her husband, and their little boy in Florida. Kris is home knocking out...

This song never fails to reduce me to a puddle of tears by the third line. If you've not heard it, it's well worth the time to listen....