Nelly I remember bringing home our first family dog, Nelly. She was an eight-week-old yellow lab puppy. My brother and I were so excited...

When was the last time you did something that scared you?  I’ll go first. Last weekend, I participated in an author festival at my local...

My therapist and I talk a lot about values, and there's a very important reason for this. It's not because I don't understand what they...

For the first five and a half years of our marriage, my husband worked rotating shifts, including six weeks of night shift every six...

I’ve always been tall. When I was a child, I was at least a head taller than every other kid in my class. Tucked away in my Wunderkammer...

Happy Holidays! Whatever occassion you celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful time filled with family and friends. I’ve tried over and...

C appuccino in hand, Suzanna stomped down the sidewalk, dreading the day ahead. She’d woken in a funk after suffering through bizarre...

To put it mildly, it has been an emotional week in the United States. Former President Donald J. Trump won the presidential election...

My husband and I have a little inside joke—at least, I think that’s the category it would fall into.  Whenever we have experiences that...

It has rained almost every day for the past two weeks.  The pasture across the street from my house has been shrouded in a thick layer of...

My best friend and I have been long distance for more than a decade.  When my family moved from the only town I’d ever known to a new...

Some of my earliest memories involve writing.  I grew up spending summers at the pool. My brother and I were both on our neighborhood...

When I got a new refrigerator, I vowed it would not become a pinboard for coupons, appointment reminders, invitations, and cards. But...