My brother and I were playing with our children in my parents’ backyard last weekend when a few raindrops started falling.“It’s raining,” I said. “We might have to go inside soon.”“No, it’s not raining here,” said my nephew. “It’s just raining in the front yard.”We looked, and it was true.Read More

It’s 5-15-15! As a special treat, today you can read these takes backwards or forwards and they will make just as much sense either way!Read More

Our sons have decided they are going to open a gas station together. Their only disagreement is over which one of them will get to do the best job in the world—which is, of course, this.I suggested maybe they could take turns.Read More

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.―Proverbs 15:13Praying for peace with the boating community:When my husband George retired last March, he bought his first boat from one of our neighbors in Florida. And when we returned to our home on SingerRead More

Parents have long worried about what goes on at college. Catholic parents, in particular, worry that their children will fall away from the faith, with peers pressuring them into abandoning religious practices and liberal professors swaying them from their religious beliefs. Concerned parents might go as far as keeping theirRead More

Perry Cohen (left) and Austin Stephanos of Tequesta, Florida have been missing at sea since they left on a fishing trip on a small boat last Friday afternoon.It's Day 7 in the search for Austin and Perry...And the family and friends of the boys from Tequesta, Florida who disappearedRead More

A lot of shtick, a little dance and a live lobster down someone's pants is what you'd expect from "The Three Stooges."Read More

We gained two new great-nephews this week. Before you start doing the math to see how old I might be, I should tell you that they are rats.I’ve shared here before that our 12-year-old niece has an affinity for rats. Two of her three rats died over the summer, and poorRead More