I’ve long since given up on New Year’s resolutions. Sure, I’d love to lose seven pounds, but I don’t need a resolution to do this....

Aside from entering the Witness Protection Program, one rarely gets the opportunity to change her identity. But that’s what I agreed to...

1. I have a positive outlook. I must have, because that’s what everyone tells me. Of course my outlook is probably influenced by the fact...

My life changed dramatically this past year. My husband came down with aspirated pneumonia in March of 2012. Despite doctor visits and...

I drove my husband to the hospital Saturday morning of Memorial Day Weekend. He’d been suffering from pneumonia for nearly two months,...

That’s what I ask myself as I stare at the mountain of books on my desk. Before they topple down, I arrange them in piles on the floor,...

Last month, my red tom, Sammy, took off for parts unknown. He was sniffing around the garage–a favorite activity–when my husband opened...