I wish time would quit taking my body out back to beat it up.
Just the Two of Us
What happens when parents find themselves alone.
Photo Credit: C.C. Chapman
A Brief Mystery
When underwear is your family's favorite topic.
Looking for Love in 2017
A middle child asks for help.
Lord, Make Me a Cheerleader
I lost one of my earliest cheerleaders early this morning. That makes three this year—Mary Beth, Nancy, and now Joan.
“My Dad was a Pastor” (and Other Great Opening Lines)
When it comes to charming strangers, my sister is one in approximately 400,000.
Slapped by Beaver Tails
The beavers in my scenario? Literary agents.
Brene' Brown is Sitting on My Desk
Does anyone else have this habit of buying stacks of books that you’re afraid to open?
In Defense of Couch Life
I know you want me to get up, you haters of all things sedentary, but man, oh man, I do love the couch.
That Cousin Chuck, So Full of Surprises
The day my sister got crazy excited about a black guy she saw in the library parking lot.
On Living My Grandmother's Life
I like the idea of having been handed a map to my time on earth.