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"I hate you," came the biting words from my 13-year-old brilliant, kind, insightful, good daughter who was not getting her way in what I...

I tried to figure out who it was who said, "You don't get a second chance to make a first impression." Some say Will Rogers and others...

(picture taken in the backyard today) I recall that first fall living in Utah in 1980. I was a fresh-faced college freshman having...

When I was very young, my father bought a little aluminum boat...I think from Montgomery Wards...a SeaKing, maybe? It was small and could...

There's a great deal of learning to be had when one reads. Textbooks point directly to the topic one is supposed to master while social...

You've heard the saying, "Get your ducks in a row." From as early as I can remember it's been impressed upon me that creating order and...

What is it about being uncomfortable that is so miserable? Great question, right?! Here's another: What does uncomfortable mean? A quick...

I flooded our laundry room and the room in the basement below. No one does such a thing on purpose, yet I did do it. It was discovered...

Is there anyone on the planet that has not had to make a decision that seemed impossible to get "right" so that only good came of it?...

A wonderful modern day convenience is to be had by garnering a free membership at the local library. If you have an electronic device...

I'll probably have a few things to say about parenting before I stop writing entirely, so consider this just a start. Make no mistake...

Having recently created a few dozen silk flower arrangements from my 91+ y.o. mother to "decorate the graves" in a...

#totallygoodenough (Courtesy of 3 yo who loves bodies) What is keeping you from treating your body like the awesome and amazing body it...

Find your cozy. #totallygoodenough Any one who has lived through a childhood knows there is no such thing as a perfect life. In fact,...

#totallygoodenough (Photo from Kandis Created) Maybe everyone else makes snowmen; this doesn't mean YOU have to make them, too. Just...