She was the keeper of the lasts in her family for 25 years. I can only imagine the grand reunion that awaited her.

If my mom were still earthbound, we would be celebrating her 95th birthday today. The fact that she’s always on my mind isn’t shocking...

Last first date. Marrying your high-school sweetheart sometimes works. Forty years and counting.

My version of a ghost story.

Remembering what matters most as I struggle to find my footing on the uneven ground of a new normal.

Do you have cousins who affected your childhood? Who made an impact on who you grew up to be? I have been blessed in my life to have a...

My mother taught me to have respect for old things. She taught me that their age didn't automatically make them junk. She would routinely...

I woke up this morning with a pang of homesickness, which is weird, considering I’ve never spent so much time in our home as I have this...

A letter to my nieces and nephews and my children, and a thank you to my big brothers for their years of Christmas charity. When I was a...

See those words in the first image? “I see you, 2020. I see you.” When I placed those letters on my letterboard last December, I intended...

Today's Coronavirus, the 1600s Plague Village, and telling our own story.

In 1996, my mom required surgery. My third child had just turned one. She was Mom’s namesake. I sat her in the hospital bed with my...

It's just after midnight on Christmas Eve. I suppose that makes it Christmas morning, and I missed the eleventh day, but since I haven’t...

On the tenth day of Christmas, a Christmas memory gave to me, a slightly gaudy Christmas tree for handing down. For the ten people who've...

On the ninth day of Christmas, memories of loved ones helped deal with loss. Whether you subscribe to the Christmas card tradition or...

On the eighth day of Christmas, a Christmas memory gave to me, eight Christmas trees. Through the years, our family Christmas tree has...

On the seventh day of Christmas, my Christmas memories gave to me, seven grandkiddos (and counting) with eyes bright! Tonight our entire...

On the sixth day of Christmas, a Christmas memory gave to me, the secret! My mother knew the secret. She whispered it to me. And now, I'm...

On the fifth day of Christmas, a Christmas memory gave to me, five a.m. milkings. You have to say that with the same rhythm as the song...

On the Fourth Day of Christmas, a Christmas memory gave to me, four precious baby boys. Today is my oldest son's 32nd birthday, and in...