People always tell you how you have 'changed their lives'. I want to share with you a glimpse of how you actually have... More >>

A little over a year ago, my husband and I fell on difficult times... More >>

When I was little, I was brought up with stories like George Washington chopping down the cherry tree and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf.' But nowadays, the new cultural norm is no morality... More >>

Goodbye summer - hello autumn. More >>

This morning on our daily walk with my kids, my rambunctious, but ever so sweet, 18-month-old son bent over to smell the flowers in a neighbor's garden... More >>

My mother was a super example of good ol' Yankee self-reliance, so integrity was instilled in me throughout childhood... More >>

...One of the parenting skills I learned from my father and mother was to encourage your children to make 'age-appropriate' decisions... More >>

Have you pulled your rip cord lately? More >>

...I was a school social worker prior to giving birth to our first son and at the time, my husband and I planned for me to return to work and place our son in day care... More >>

...My husband is a general contractor and when the housing market crashed, that was the straw that broke his back... More >>