There's this challenge floating around on social media right now: "7 days, 7 black and white photos of your life. No people. No exp...

It is my uneducated belief that there is nothing so good for a marriage as time spent apart. Maybe not always. I also believe it is essentia...

My husband is gone this week, Mom. Any idea why that's been making me think of you? Chris went off to Arkansas this week on a work adv...

The two of us sat together companionably in our silent house. The clocks ticked, the air conditioner hummed, and slowly the stress of the da...

I made applesauce today, Mom -- delicious tangy-sweet sauce from bags of big, beautiful, spot-free apples. It made me think of you. Y...

Writing is a strange and uncooperative thing. Some days it just wants to come, and so I let it; other days, the more I look inside, the more...

Giveaways are fun. There's always this happy little thrill of surprise as I watch all the comments come rolling in. I know by now that t...