Family

I didn't know real loss until my dad died. I didn't know how it felt. I never imagined how deep it was. I didn't know how sneaky it was,...

When my family gets together, the voices get loud. We laugh. We sing. We cheer. And then we laugh some more. That's how memories are...

I came into this world early. Actually, I arrived shortly after my mother dropped a can of peas on her toe. Dramatic entrance right from...

That title belongs to me. I've made so many mistakes raising my kid. I lose sleep at night - rehashing every bad memory where I...

This little note is about a letter. A little letter. A little letter that was almost lost. I love that the sun was shining. That was...

I'm a saver. I keep things. I keep lots of things. Oh - it's not THAT bad. I don't keep broken things. For long. And I don't keep...

Copper was his name. He was a huge dog with a big head, bigger tongue, and barrel-sized chest that was seemingly filled to capacity with...

I remember the day like it was yesterday. Well, actually, it was night. So I remember that night like it was yesternight. It's like that...

My sister and I shared a room growing up. It was a big room with blue carpeting and windows on three sides. There was a really long...

My sister is the oldest child. My brother is the youngest. There are only three of us - so that makes me the middle. Yes, I have lived in...

Sometimes something truly spectacular gets dropped into your lap. And sometimes something truly ordinary gets thrown into the phenomenal...

My father drove our blue Buick station wagon across South Dakota in the dead of night. He was on a mission it seemed. He wanted to get to...