An Hour A Day

My older son, Christopher, is our family's expert on extravagant celebration. When he was about to turn 21, he decided that the perfec...

Last weekend was the 42nd annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)...

It's been a week since I made the decision to face the saddest, scariest season of my life by trying to be a role model. . . to myself. ...

I am in the midst of what might be the saddest season of my life so far, dealing with crises of staggering proportions for two family member...

I have repurposed Yoda's famous words for myself because I truly think I waste more time with dithering than with anything else. I am th...

Today is my birthday. All year long my high school friends have been turning 64 and posting links to the Beatles singing, "Will you sti...

I grew up loving the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books of the irrepressible Betty MacDonald, where in each chapter Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a magical c...