My therapist said it was a Mom’s job to remember their kids’ true essence, the one we saw when they were little and uninhibited so when...

My therapist said that telling kids their family stories gives them a sense of control and helps them be better emotionally when they...

I would put in a box full of adhesive eye patches, a pair of kindergartener-sized crutches, then nothing for five years since I can’t...

Fourth Grade, age 9 - “The Greatest Gift” Essay winner, alongside Wendy Foskett and Sam Foos. Picture in the paper and a fat check for...

We picked up trash on Saturday. My husband signed up to be a team captain for the Friends of the Petaluma River Clean Up Day. He's a...

I went to the beach by myself after getting done arguing with my children. Why do I keep doing that? I’m supposed to be the adult. I kind...

Sometimes when you’re overwhelmed by a situation, when you’re in the darkest of darkness, that’s when your priorities are reordered....

I’ve told this story about two hundred times this week but someone stole our car on Sunday night. Grand theft auto. I don’t imagine it...

I wanted to jumpstart my writing projects this year so I checked out a new writing workshop offered by Moxie Road Productions. It was a...

OMG, my niece won! I am related to royalty. Congratulations to Miss Box Butte County Fair Queen, 2017, Dani Carter.