It’s a mad mad mad mad world. I dare say that this might be the perfect opportunity to make a positive difference. For yourself, for...

Have you heard the expression that the Marines offer the toughest job you’ll ever love? Anyway, I think that was their slogan a long...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3evCDEXp4I You are mom. You are dad. You are unstoppable. How many times during the day do you stop...

One of the hardest things a person can do is let go of a gripe. Holding on to a gripe can make you feel vindicated, right, or give you...

“We forget that what they need is the freedom to be children, to be curious, to be sheltered from the worries of adult life - even if for...

I think one of the hardest things for parents to understand when they are having problems with respect from their kids is that it is...

The content for the original Sesame Street is not suitable for young children. I repeat, Sesame Street is not kid-appropriate. I know!...

How do you define ‘community’? And why is that even important? What lesson is there in ‘community’ for your kids? All good questions,...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVzjoj96vs How can you go wrong with Sesame Street together with Will.i.am? I love this song. My kids...

You know what my kids did today? They took a net and three plastic cups to a beach near our house and caught two fish. Little ones, not...

I try not to dwell on regret. I try really hard not to think about ‘coulda’ and ‘shoulda’ because really, it’s not going to help what...

‘No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of grateful joy changes the present.’...

I count myself fortunate on so many grounds, but one in particular is my group of running aficionado comrades. A few times a week, we...

My dearest boys, So excited! School is starting tomorrow! This is your big day! I know you’re not excited for classes to start so much...

‘You can be smart, you can be beautiful, but if you don’t know how to treat people, if you don’t walk into a room and say hello, if you...

Dyspeptic. Crotchety. Cantankerous. Sulky. Bad-tempered. All so much more descriptive than just ‘grumpy’, right? Grumpy is so...

Every year, you get the question: where are you going this year for your R&R? Every year, you come up with a grand plan, full of fun...

This is a redraft of a post I wrote a bit ago. Sadly, seemed opportune again, to let these thoughts fly. This is a rant. You can skip...

As another R&R rolls to a close and we start assessing the amount of extra space we might have in our luggage for a few 'extra' goodies...

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”...