The winner of a copy of The Ten Best Decisions a Single Mom Can Make, drawn from comments submitted after the December 22 post, is: ......

Friends, are you as full of hope and anticipation as I am for this newest of years? This morning dawned dark and quiet, too quiet after...

This past Friday evening, I had the pleasure of speaking virtually to a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in north-central Illinois....

Many years ago, Mike and I explored Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the longest cave system known in the world. As we followed...

It’s ten days before Christmas! If you need a last-minute gift under $20 for your hairstylist, favorite waitress, sister-in-law or best...

In a year pregnant with despair, how do we give birth to hope? When everything seems to be going wrong, perhaps that’s when it’s actually...

And suddenly, or not, it’s the month of December. In a year unlike any other, the final of the twelve has arrived on our doorsteps. Will...