My Facebook is blinking. It's practically pulsating with a red alert that reveals someone has “tagged” me in some old picture they...

I used to love ladybugs. They seemed like bright red dots of happiness punctuating the garden, protecting it from the evil aphid mara...

The question left me momentarily speechless. My shoes were off, my clothes were folded neatly on a chair and the woman readi...

The worst pain I can recall (prior to childbirth) I suffered when I was 17. A half-dozen people (I can barely remember now)...

My husband doesn't believe in signs. Even the posted ones – the ones that clearly translate important information such as speed limit...

I see little boys everywhere. Happy little boys who look like mine. Little boys who wear the same clothes day in and day out...

The man's expression was transparent. His half smile and head tilt were as clear as the words that formed through silent lips: ...

I swear. I do. Cross my heart. Of course, I don't swear nearly as much as I used to back in high school, but I still lace my ...

I look at her sometimes without recognition. The teenager she will be in four short years has already wiped her muddy shoes on our we...

Six days before departure they've each packed two suitcases with essentials: She has all her dresses, a blue poncho, six pairs of ear...

I had been fast asleep until I felt a nudge. “Will you let the dog out?” he asked, in a voice that put the request clearly i...

Telling a story is an art. An art I have never seemed to master. Not in so many spoken words, anyway. It's been thi...

Turns out I'm a competitive sort of person. Secretly competitive.  Shocking, I know.  I've spent all my time up until now te...

People for Less Unrest in Marriage, or PLUM as I like to call it –- a wholly imaginary but incredibly well-organized think tank for which...

It's amazing how much unsolicited advice a person attracts once they become a parent. You name it, and there is someone ...

The summer is here … And I can't escape the dampness. Or … the laundry. It's not just the infernal rain an...