I'm on the road for a few days visiting the grand kids on the Mississippi. McKay (12) Chase (10) Hannah (almost 8) We'll see if I ca...

♫ It's Oma Day, it's Oma Day The little girls have come to play. ♫ Tea-sets, dress-ups . . . shoot Hooray! It's O-ma Day! ♫ Here...

A little library in the back corner of Steinlechner Hotel was called the Stüberl. Dee and I were "studying" one day when another...

Keep in Touch "The world is waiting for you." When I said this to my seven little kids, I didn't realize how quickly they...

I'm in the closet again today. I have a few more secrets. *At the beginning of a season, put all your clothes in the closet with the han...

Hey! There's an idea! At the beginning of each season I go on a free shopping spree. I shop my closet! Here are 12 tips for a new sprin...

Family historian at work “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. Ea...

So it was time to dump the boyfriend. This was embarrassing, because in my pre- true love days ( just two weeks before ) I had assured him ...

Sisters Have you seen any miracles lately? They're all around. My brave sister Polly has written a post about her experience with pres...

"Think over everything you say, and don't say everything you think." —Dee This is fine advice for someone who can think inside...

I'm on the downhill slide. Feeling a little frumpy, a little dowdy, a little old, I invited myself on an outing. First stop: the hair s...

A Brave Start HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN LOVE? After our talk That Tuesday , I started to think about it. What were the important things?...

"Glad to meet you." Marty Halverson began blogging before she knew what it was. Long "story emails" filled in-boxes unt...

Carl Larsson I'll never forget That Tuesday. I sat at the table in our "apt" studying the biography of Martin Luther "auf...