What I’d wanted most for my birthday was alone time with my two sons and they were taking me skydiving. Along with aging has come more angst about heights and most things that remove my feet from the ground. However, as the family matriarch, I had a reputation to maintain so I readily agreed. 

I dropped Leah off at doggy day care and the cheerful woman at the Hot Paws desk said, “Happy Birthday Leah!” “Oops, forgot her...

A friend mentioned how often I quote my mother and it caused me to think about why. In day-to-day living, she had more influence over me...

Dad was a gentle soul with a love for travel and food, who was thoughtful and giving, and the best letter writer I have ever known. I’ve...

The day my second grandson was born, his dad, my firstborn, called the house to inform the gathered family members. After assurances...