People email me with requests to read their books, manuscripts, blogs, etc. frequently. I usually decline because I'm scared the book wi...

This morning I received an email from Dan Haseltine from Jars of Clay. I had a brief squeeee moment when I realized the singer from Jars ...

That's Lexi in the picture. Lexi who is almost 17 years old now. I took this picture back when I was selling Tupperware. When I first...

There's just something so satisfying about hearing your kids whine, "Mooooom" when you tell a stupid joke. It's one of my ...

Yesterday, all schools in Orange County administered (or tried to anyway since, yay technology, not everyone was actually able to take th...

Since we've moved to Florida, I have taken my kids to Blue Springs State Park to see the manatees every year over Thanksgiving break. ...

My kids who are old enough to do so, donate blood whenever they can. I'm incredibly proud of them for their selfless acts that have he...

My youngest 3 kiddos and I drove to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with our family. We were on the road for 20 hours to get there. Twenty ...

Recently, a classmate of mine from grade school posted a picture on our elementary school's Facebook page. It was a photo of an old cook...

Several weeks ago, I stupidly ate a jelly bean. It pulled out my crown. It wasn't even a black jelly bean so it was totally not worth ...

When my firstborn son, Austin announced that they were expecting, I immediately imagined cuddling a little grandbaby. Yes, I'll have a c...

So apparently it's fall. The only way I know this is because my calendar says so. Fall used to be my favorite season - the scent of lea...