"The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am; they reveal who I am." More >>

Recently, I had a conversation with my husband about our finances. We are facing another salary cut and I am a bit worried about making ends meet. As we were wrapping things up, I told my husband... More >>

My parenting style has been influenced by several 'jewels' that I have heard or learned over the years. Note that each of these are a principle, not a method. More >>

When my son was going through a divorce, both son and grandson moved in with us. I am 65+ so I thought I was finished with raising children. As my son struggled to come to grips with a failed marriage... More >>

I am a stay-at-home mom of three daughters -- eight, six and 3. I have been involved in a play group that consists of five families. More >>

As a parent, what do you do when one sibling has been invited to a party, but not the other sibling? Watch: More >>

On a frigid New Year's Eve in Minneapolis, a young woman's brutalized body falls from the trunk of a car into the path of oncoming traffic. Questions as to whether she was alive or dead when she hit the icy pavement result in her macabre nickname, Zombie Doe. More >>

"The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am; they reveal who I am." More >>

I have been told that I am a very stubborn woman. I was told by many people not to marry my now ex-husband. Did I listen? Nope. I married the wrong man. I then kept having kids... More >>

Recently we purchased a new home and I had to brag about what my husband did. We had more than enough money in our savings for a down payment, to make all repairs, buy everything necessary and not so necessary... More >>