By Ashley Lamb-Sinclair of Beautiful Junkyard Today I walked into the teacher’s lounge, and delighted to find a table full of freebie snacks, exclaimed, “Mama loves some snacks!” My colleague in the room looked around a little awkwardly, smiled oddly at me, and slunk out, clearly hoping to avoid me […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jen Kehl of JenKehl Last week, in search of something shiny, my son and I popped into the local resale shop. After a few laps around, some time in the toy section checking out a little fairy castle, he settled on a beautiful pair of […]
Living in an era of smartphones, WiFi, and social media has made it easier for us to make and maintain friendships all over the world. While many of these friends live too far away to enjoy margaritas with on a Friday night, there are some perks to having friends that […]
By Laurie of A Square of Chocolate Our household is still hanging indecisively to a land line phone connection. We use it for about 2 or 3 personal calls a month. Otherwise, it’s all incoming sales calls, political surveys, or requests to donate to some charity. Also, I’m SURE you’ve […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I’m not sure how to start this story of my first, and for many years, best friend. Well, I don’t know how to start, middle or finish it, but I know what I want it to feel like. I want it to feel like a tribute […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Holley Perry of Chasing Destino This is a story of how a person can lose everything that meant anything in a matter of six months. There was a woman who felt like a lonely mermaid. She was constantly looking for her prince, or at least […]
By Sheila Hageman When my memoir Stripping Down was published, I thought I was done needing to talk about my risqué younger life, which included stripping and nude modeling. I was done needing to write about nudity and body image. I put all that naked nonsense behind me, but I’ve discovered […]
By Gail Hoffer-Loibl of Maybe I’ll Shower Today I get it, kids can be annoying, and kids throwing fits in public can stir up some nasty thoughts about why children should all exist in their own universe. I am not one of those moms who thinks her children are perfect. […]