My 7-year-old daughter came into my bedroom the other night about an hour after I’d put her to bed.   I knew she was upset because she was ...

This here? This is a pretty big deal. In my constant quest to present suitably edible baked goods to one desperately-allergic daughter o...

Im a sucker for a wedding and this one is no exception.  Please don't anyone tell her that she can't really marry Josh. I think ...

Are you in a cooking rut? Are you sick and tired of all of the same old meals that are coming out of your same old kitchen to feed to your s...

Have you ever been so moved by a book, that the mere thought of it reduces you to tears? That is how I felt about Wonder by RJ Palacio. ...

Oh? I have your attention, do I? Amazing things this NFP does for one's awareness of her body! I am NOT one who will toe the "I-A...

Krystin!! from  My Clones in Action Congratulations. Let me tell you 3 wonderful things about Krystin: 1) She is a woman of incredi...

This is not the post I intended to write.  Let me back up. When Grant and I met in 1999, I was about to graduate college with no plan at...

Monet had the canvas. Ansel Adams had the camera. Donatello had bronze. Sharon Steele has hair. I want to be a hairstylist ...

As I sit here and type this my house feels like one of those '90's mini-trucks. Remember the ones that would woof their woofers all ...

Four years ago, this very day, I wrote the following post. I loved it then and I love it now. I believe it wholeheartedly even though - toni...

When I was in  college  I used to play a super fun game with my roommates. It was called "First Impressions." We would go into a d...

In the quiet of my house this morning, I found my thankfulness. I had been looking for it all week when I was trying to finish up school...

Five years ago I started this blog to fight off a bout of depression. I knew I could make my life appear prettier in picture...

I read this early this morning, "We have two choices: to be selfish or to be generous." (cjanekendrick) So by darned, this w...

H.W. Crocker III An Open Letter to Mr. Crocker. Dear Sir. This evening I read an article you wrote entitled "Use NFP, It Doesn'...

This Article... http://www.colve.org/?p=873

Don't you love it when a tame little dinner party erupts into a full-fledged Par-Taaay?! Oh.  My absolute favorite.  After a few glas...

Shrimp and Lobster Soup from Uncle Julios. Soup is my favorite food -  and Uncle Julio's Shrimp and Lobster Soup is some of the best.  ...

While I am certainly no techno-wizard - I hope this link will post so you can watch this video. I am so inspired by this woman - there are ...