Based on a True Story

I love fairy tales. According to Wikipedia, the fairy tale genre comes from the German term "Märchen" meaning “little story.” These short...

“I like that there aren’t many people at this party. It’s easier to talk and have fun.” Overhearing that observation made the whole party...

My Little Miss is at an awkward in-between stage. She has the body of a teenager, the intellect of her own age, and maturity that ebbs an...

My lovely daughter asked if she could have a birthday party for her 11th birthday. Alarms went off in my head. She batted her long eyelas...

Someone once said, “Life is what happens when you are making other plans.” It’s only in hindsight that we appreciate this truth. Most peo...

In 1999, Y2K was the headline of the day. My roommate and I would go to St. George to visit her boyfriend. His mom managed to work her ad...

Day two of no school. At least the announcement came last night. First I got an email saying seminary was canceled. I wondered if the tea...

Northwest winters look like how it feels to have a cold - drippy, wet, and miserable. A cold runs its course in about 7-10 days. Cold win...

"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a...

The holidays have come and gone leaving a wake of wrapping paper and reality. Cliché ads have formed picket lines across screens. Lose we...

Join the 2019 Reading Challenge. The invitation smiles at me from my inbox. So simple. So enticing. Who wouldn't want to read more? Maybe...

A brand new year. People like to celebrate and make such a thing out of it. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It's nice to have a tra...

Children often assume their parents live to torture them. Today was no exception. There was lots of poking and prodding after an early st...

Doctors are the bane of my existence. I don't believe in them. I don't trust them. I'm not afraid to completely disregard their advice an...

I love Christmas, particularly Christmas lights. It's so nice to celebrate Christmas during the darkest time of year. The lights remind m...

The Pacific Northwest provides many opportunities for kayaking and other boating adventures. A few months ago my husband was bit by a boa...

Red Robin is a nostalgic restaurant for me. It was where Heath and I went on our first date. I never ate the mint. I put it in a scrapboo...

Parenting comes with a side of guilt. Whether you're the mommy feeling it, or the recipient of your mother dishing it out. Just as Monday...