Confession: I expected to be slammed with opposition over last week’s blog post on school shooting solutions. And then it didn’t happen. In fact, people shared the post over 140 times making it my third most popular post ever, behind Sex and Bread. So today, in my follow-up post on the subject, I’m offering several
Valentine’s Day is for lovers, not shooters. And these school shootings, they just keep happening. The shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018 was one of seven (not 18) intentional shootings that occurred during normal school hours in America this year. That’s one school shooting a week so far in 2018. This is not okay.
On the steering wheel, Tony Bear’s knuckles shown white. He glanced over. “Can I speed?” I nodded. “I reckon this is the only time you can.” As he zoomed through the streets of Cincinnati, I whispered. “Nothing’s ever going to be the same again, is it?” He skidded to a stop in front of the
Did I do the right thing, say the right thing, when in high school you asked: “Mom, do you think I’ll make it on Broadway?” Thing is, I hate to lie. That afternoon, I moved away from the kitchen table to lean against the counter. “Here’s the way I see it, baby.” I counted on
I love the first day of school. I love the first day of school, be it kindergarten, middle school, or college. Once the kids walk out the door, there is both silence and a guaranteed span of time in which messes will not be made. The clean quiet makes me feel like I belong to
Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t rave to me or Tony-Bear about how great our kids are. Honestly, I don’t think we can claim all the credit. Besides our efforts, I feel two additional factors were at play. 1) They’re really great kids, and 2) I believe our faith has a lot to
I never had the “Birds and Bees Talk” with my parents. You know, the often awkward conversation about how tiny human beings are created. Instead, one morning as I made my bed, I spied something poking out from between the mattress and box springs—an illustrated manual of male and female anatomy with brief, scientific explanations
