Speaking the truth in love and laughter

My daughter is twelve, and on the verge of the teen years. As I write this she is playing Barbies with her little sister, and I'm so thr...

It has been a while since I've been so eager for a year to end. Maybe not so much for the year to end, but for a new year to begin. I...

Growing up we are told stories and watch movies of fairy tales. And in those fairy tales there is usually a princess who starts out in ragge...

Sitting under  white lights in the midst of tables adorned with linen tablecloths and hydrangeas, I watched as the father of the bride stood...

So it's Friday night and preparations are being made for Sarah's birthday party tomorrow. And anyone who knows me well knows that pr...

I just kissed Sarah on the cheek and told her goodnight for the last time as an 11 year old. Tomorrow she will be twelve, and we will celebr...

Eleven years ago I celebrated my first Mother's Day. Josh gave me pearls. I sported a new, short mom do. I was 22 years old. I was a sta...