On the surface, getting a piercing is just that, a piercing. What can you learn about yourself or the world from putting a hole in your body? I…
When you try new things, they don’t always work out. When I was younger, my step-mother told me that if I had seven olives in a row, I…
When I was growing up, my father and step-mother entered a car rally each year. For those unfamiliar with car rallies, it is like a scavenger hunt in…
Aging increasingly has a negative connotation. Here are some of the reasons why being fifty brings benefits, a source of pride, and let’s face it, why this milestone…
I’ve got to get something off my chest. First I said it to my doctor, then my surgeon, and now, I’m saying it to you. We all know…
As I pull into my local supermarket lot, my eyes alight on an open parking space less than 20 feet from the automatic doors. My heart soars, my…
“Wow! You look so young! Are these really YOUR kids?” Like any normal human being, such compliments used to flatter me. But lately, I have grown quite…
When we moved to the Middle East almost ten years ago, the first thing people said to me was “Four kids? You’re going to need a maid.” The…
I recently came home after a long weekend of Army drill to a sight that would bring tears of joy to the eyes of many hard-working, beleaguered moms.…
My oldest son was just diagnosed with Influenza. I did what all moms do. I took care of him. I’m not trying to be a martyr or anything. …