Access the audio version here . At the recommendation of an overly ambitious friend, I've signed up for an event called the "AtoZ Challenge," coincidentally the caption of the above picture. I call attention to the above referenced image only because it took me so long to insert it into this blog on my son's Mac, I need confirmation for my soul that you've at least looked at it. When someone mentions a challenge, I figure one of two things will happen: I'll either embrace i

Access the audio version here. My dad was the caretaker for his parents for years. I don’t know how many exactly but he’s definitely a...

If you’re not a fan of baseball, you’re probably equally confused by the new rules. Wait. I guess that’s obvious. When I don’t know what...

My husband thinks I’m confident. He wonders why. My answer is simple: I think I’m far prettier than I am. Really. I see younger bodies,...

Our dog weighs six pounds. Her name is Sweet. I tell people right off the bat, “That’s deceptive.” Sweet likes to hibernate in winter....

I have a bad shoulder. It’s not horrible, like some, but it’s inconvenient enough that I’ve now mastered working it into conversation...

My son is an only child. He’s also the only one who gets blamed when I can’t find something and the only one who gets to take out the...

I’m going gray. Matter of fact, I’m not going, I’ve arrived. I caught the bus and rode that sucker out of town without even a ticket. I...

When I slipped from the womb, all that kept me from climbing on the back of a horse was my lack of mobility. And a horse, of course. Due...

I miss some things about living in Iowa: Watching television from the davenport. Tying my tennis shoes to play outside. Enjoying a bubbly...