Our featherweight wrestling match started about eight o’clock each night. It began with a round of messy water battles, colorful plastic toys and slippery children. Then my husband and I attempted to brush all 60 of their pearly whites (which was easier said, than done). Finally, after a chaotic round of storytelling, we wrestled our [...]

My first (and only) date with "J.D." was horrendous. For starters, it was . . . awkward. We had NOTHING in common. He cranked up Def Leppard on his 8-track stereo (LOL), so it was hard to talk. Finally, I gave up and stared out the window. Then he stuffed his lower lip with tobacco and spat the [...]

The day Kari Kampakis's mother died, she drove back to her childhood home and asked the current owner if she could walk through it, one more time. What my friend Kari learned by going home again is powerful. Graciously, she has agreed to share her beautiful story here, with us. I hope Kari's words will [...]