Two months after I walked down the aisle with my husband, we started trying to have a child. “I’m not ready to have kids yet,” he said. “I read it takes at least 6-months of trying. By the time we ...

This is NOT your average July 4th weekend. America turns 250 on Saturday, July 4, and we're thinking about fun ways to make ...

I still have not changed the ring volume on my phone. Every other contact is on silent. But their two numbers ring out loud no matter what I am doing, where I am, or who I am with. The moment I see ...

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The screwdriver was still in my hand when I realized it. My son Eli was seventeen, standing in the doorway of his bedroom with a broken desk lamp in one hand and his phone in the other. He glanced at ...

For style and comfort, lululemon is my favorite place to shop for back-to-school casual and athletic wear. lululemon apparel and accessories are perfect for everyday use, a full day of classes, ...

It often felt like too much. The chaos and noise of a house full of teens left us wishing for a break, for some time alone or with a friend or partner. Now we have that time, the loooooong quiet ...

A while back, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of being the mother of four boys and how I heard that there was a special place in heaven for such mothers. At that particular time in my life, ...

Graduation is more than just a ceremony; it’s the culmination of hard work, dreams, and the threshold of a new beginning for our young adults. We want to offer hope and encouragement and let our ...

Grown and Flown was where I first saw the advice about how often to communicate with my college freshman. It was 2018, and we were just about to send the guinea pig off to a university three hours ...

It happened again this week. Several times, in fact. I’m a university professor and my office is located directly across from the elevators. Because I maintain a literal “open-door” policy for my ...