Have you ever had a day in which you're halfway through 11 showings on properties in another city, on a very hot, Summer day, and the car...

School is back in session. Today was the first day. If you could see my emoji face right now, it would be the one where the eyes are...

Circus is over now. I felt like Jell-O all day on Sunday, the day after it all ended. Helping out was certainly fun, though. I want to...

If you live in Peru, Indiana during the summertime, you know what a big deal the circus is. This is my first year finding out just what a...

C, from our office, took me out to the ball game tonight, along with her friend, J. Not my normal pastime, but I enjoyed it. Don't ask...

I don't have a picture from yesterday. I rarely remember to take pictures. But allow me to paint a mental picture instead. I am 42,...

My Saturday morning was chaotic. I did a little work from home while drinking coffee as it slowly morphed from hot and refreshing to...

This is Memorial Day. I've seen many heartfelt pieces on social media today saying eloquently what all patriotic Americans are thinking:...

I'm really struggling to write lately. Not that I don't enjoy it; I do. It's just that so much is too personal to put out on a public...

Mother's Day every year is both glad and sad. I'm glad to be a mother and to have my mother and mother-in-law. I'm sad from missing...

It is now April. We're past April Fool's Day. Nobody pulled a fast one on me, and if they did, I have yet to discover it. That also...

Most of today was spent where I love best to be: surrounded by family. I grew up in a big, loud, happy family. I'm the third oldest of...

Life isn't any fun without some embarrassment, or potential for embarrassment, here and there. What I'm talking about is the dance...

Thoughts are always tumbling around in my head. Sometimes, they're worth my time; other times, I scrap them. One that is surfacing now...

Anyone familiar with Psalm 23 will recognize this phrase right away. It's one that has stuck with me particularly through the past...

It's a beautiful, sunny, snowy, 7-degrees-Fahrenheit day. I live in a state with 4 distinct seasons. Sometimes those seasons land all...

How do you handle disappointments? Broken expectations? Anyone who is older than 6 months has had to deal with disappointments and...

We're far enough into a new year that lots of goals have already be derailed or abandoned. I don't have specific goals for a new year,...

Kara's and my extended Christmas in Wisconsin came to an end on Tuesday when we came back to Indiana. First off, we just had to stop at...

Is a parent supposed to laugh or cry in this situation? That is, I asked one child several times while we were at Meijer if he/she had...