Cousins Reading Club
“I’m bored!” The dreaded words our four children would cry out every summer several weeks after the close of another school year. I knew that…
“I’m bored!” The dreaded words our four children would cry out every summer several weeks after the close of another school year. I knew that…
“Nobody wants to play with me.” “She won’t be my friend.” My heart was broken on hearing these words from my teary-eyed granddaughter. She felt…
October through December can be an excruciating time of year for those who have experienced a loss. In addition to the death of a loved…
As a mom, I never thought much about Veteran’s Day until after I’d started interviewing World War II veterans for a novel I was writing….
It’s something I can count on—like the sun rising in the morning or my 2-year-old crawling in bed with me during the night—I just know…
Everywhere we turn we are reminded that it’s BACK TO SCHOOL time. It is time for me to rally the troops and get them all…
“You look festive!” My friend looked over my golf-ball-sized silver hoops, turquoise tank, knit plum skirt. It was one of my more art teacher-ish outfits….
Back in my teens, my high school stopped offering home economy classes. No one wanted to take them. Why? Most young women believed home ec…
Have you ever thought about how little Jesus was coached? No, I’m not talking about on the soccer field or the baseball diamond. I’m talking…
We kneel with each of you in prayer for the children … and their parents. Our hearts ache for the young lives, and indeed every…