My admiration for you reached new heights after I was attacked on a conservative website for saying children are better off when their mothers stay home. I know whereof I speak; my mother worked, and I found it difficult to deal with her absence. More >>

My admiration for you reached new heights after I was attacked on a conservative website for saying children are better off when their mothers stay home. I know whereof I speak; my mother worked, and I found it difficult to deal with her absence. More >>

I have always known that I want to live a more traditional lifestyle, but in my generation it's very difficult. I am in my mid 20's, and have refused to 'date-around' just for fun... More >>

...When the middle one graduated from college and got a job she announced she was going to move in with her boyfriend. All her friends were doing it and they wanted to save money to get married. More >>

I just saw this article on FoxNews.com. Apparently it is OK to have sex on the first date - and here are the best reasons to do it. More >>

I was on a shuttle at the Phoenix airport...a 10 minute ride to my car. It was VERY full and I was lucky enough to find a seat after my exhausting trip. More >>

...It was a little hard to give up the dramatic high school exciting kind of love for the real kind of lasting marital love. More >>

A little over a year ago, I wrote a post on my family blog after I had my son. I had spent those first few months adjusting to motherhood, largely in my pj's and sweatpants. I decided my husband had seen enough of me like that... More >>

...I was at the dentist's office the other day and the hygienist who was working on my teeth was pregnant. I asked her if she knew if it was a boy or girl, and she said smiling widely that it was a boy. More >>

Lately there has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth about this year's crop of college graduates and the tough time they will have finding decent jobs. Yet the commencement speeches today's graduates hear at their ceremonies don't talk about any of that. Instead they are being told to "follow their stars," "make the world a better place," and so forth. Here's the speech I would love to give if given the opportunity... More >>