It's been a hell of a year.  There was the crash of the Costa Concordia, which made us question heroism.  The horrendous scandal at Penn...

I need to talk about #26Acts.  And I hope that you'll give me the benefit of the doubt and read through before you react.  {Updated to a...

My mother has been cleaning out her house.  Or at least, my brother's room. This is, in theory, an excellent thing.  My mother has li...

I got through the weekend pretty well, all things considered.  The events at Newtown have continued to weigh heavily on my mind.  There was ...

This morning, I yelled at my son for losing a magnet. He and his sister have been playing with the magnet set in a way that is downright c...

There's no denying it.  In December, I become a cookie fanatic.  And to a cookie fanatic, there are few things more lovely than getting ...

Kathy over at Bereaved and Blessed is doing the Time Warp Again!  Time Warp Tuesday is the monthly blog hop in which Kathy invites us to ...