Like a broken bone that never healed properly, it still aches. Painful national reminders are to be appreciated, because often the distorted priorities of politics, culture, society, and technology distract us from the importance of catastrophes that happened many years ago. . .
Motherhood
Leave no witnesses: The secret life of moms
“I’m free,” I muttered to myself, my eyes wide and unblinking, my caffeine-affected fingers trembling against the steering wheel. “Finally … free.” In the time it took for me to round the circle and exit the school property, I’d thought of a million things I could do with my day now that there were no witnesses. . .
Back to School Fashion Fears
I recall many excruciating details from my adolescent years, from the Smurfs puffy stickers I stuck inside my locker to that humiliating day I threw up in the cafeteria in front of my entire seventh grade class …
Grab the dog days by the tail, before it’s too late
[T]oday, summer flies by faster than your older brother on a back yard Slip ‘n Slide, because modern families tend to be over scheduled year round with sports, lessons, camps and activities. Now, with only a week or two of summer left for most military families, it’s time to have a last blast of fun before it’s too late…
