A Delight With Terror In It

For the first time EVER, all three of our children were old enough to attend week-long camp this summer - the same week. It didn't t...

It was a sweltering evening in Abidjan in 1997, and I was dazed, disoriented, and helpless. About 24 hours earlier, I had hugged my famil...

My brother-in-law Martin has impeccable taste in music - cultured, wide-ranging, studied. I do not. My musical tastes bring him so...

A little over two years ago, panic attacks abruptly replaced my ability to sleep. After a week of misery, I went to the doctor and asked for...

I've lived in 3 countries, 5 states, and 15 houses (I think - I lose track of the houses). I spent my very first birthday flying to Bang...

This March, I discovered a delightful What We Learned link-up on Emily Freeman's website - a space where bloggers are invited to sha...

After a dismal few months of headlines such as "Seattle Crushes Rain Record", the heavens finally opened up this past Monday and p...