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The graduation announcements are pouring in and that means shelling out a lot of money, or maybe not. Already, I have two invitations and I am sure there will be more. I am proud of these young people I have watched grow and follow their path. Now it’s time to …

I’m reading a book titled ‘This is the Place’ and it’s a compilation of short essays written by women about their homes. I chose this book because it is written by women and because of the subject matter. I’m on year three of being a stay-at-home mom and have at …

Mother Nature has a haphazard way of showcasing her spring beauty. She responds to the planting of bulbs and annuals, but she also watches some seeds fall indiscriminately from trees or flowers to then be carried randomly on the wings of a bird or a bee or on the fur …

The other day I came across some really cute notes and writings from my daughter Grace. Reading them made me nostalgic for her childhood. They reminded me of how loving, giving and sensitive she was — and still is. Not to mention creative. I found the writings and drawings under …

If you don’t have — or don’t yet have — children, you might be forgiven for imagining bedtime to be the glorious point in the day when parents get their lives back, when nursery-rhyme earworms, temper tantrums and the general toddler detritus that coats the home are gleefully banished, and …

Last year, I attended the senior awards ceremony at my daughter’s high school to see her be honored for serving as class president. It was one of the first awards of the evening — she and the three other girls who had served as officers were called to the stage …

My wife Jen and I aren’t fancy ladies. Jen and I can do many things: throw perfect spirals, build activity learning towers, complete crossword puzzles, cook meals, save lives and educate others. But one thing we routinely struggle with is getting dolled up. Perhaps it’s the fact that neither of …

No matter how much you enjoy having children, it’s inevitable that you’ll look back enviously at your pre-parenthood life. Maybe not all the time, but there are moments. It’s okay, you can admit it. We all do it. Being prodded by a toddler at 6 a.m. will make you long …

My daughter might see my choice as a premeditated act of audacious dissent. After all, she had purchased the mug for me a few years back. I had seen a flutter of panic, then an idea leading to determination (one of her best traits, in my opinion) in her 10-year-old …

My daughters and I have been doing some digging around our family tree. There are so many great tools out there to help, and my daughter Paige just had her DNA tested through ancestry.com. I did it a few years ago, but I have not been very good about keeping …