So the time has come ... Tonight is Carter's first football game of his senior year. ... I promise you that I do not have tears welling...

For those of us who grew up in small towns in the Upper Midwest during a certain age, the term "supper club" evokes a certain memory. You...

My sister-in-law Teri and I are convinced that my brother Dan, who passed this summer at only 66 years old, is playing some good ones on...

"You know what," Shelley said, as we sat snuggled into the couch at the cabin, watching a movie. "This ... was the perfect day." And she...

I stood on the end of the older of the two docks at the cabin, just myself and my fishing pole, and a small container of worms. Even...

I was on a Facebook group for clergy today, called Clergy Coaching Network, and one of the most recent posts discussed grace. The focus...

Tonight, I watched my two favorite baseball teams play in historic Wrigley Field, on a laptop taking wifi from my cellphone. As I basked...

We were up early, our oldest daughter and I. ... I wanted to be on the road by 7, as I had heard horror stories about the wait, and I was...

So, you may have heard that the world is a little askew right now. And not much is the same. ... Well, I hope this isn't news to you, at...

I received a terrifically delightful homemade card from my niece yesterday that warmed my heart. ... And I just have to tell you about...

I'm certain that my love affair with the city of Chicago started when I was kid. Growing up in a small, northwestern Minnesota town, I...

In reality, there was nothing special about yesterday. But, I have to tell you just how good a slow, autumn Sunday felt. We slept in....

Today is always a bittersweet day for me. Amid the painful memories of what happened on 9/11, we also celebrate my mother's birthday. She...

Even though the groans from the family were audible, I forced them all to take a family photo tonight because we are so rarely all...

All of our kids are officially back to school now. ... And, as you can imagine, it's been a back-to-school season unlike any other....

EDITOR'S NOTE: In February 2020 I began a new venture writing a blog for "News and Tech" magazine, an magazine devoted to the newspaper...

My brother is the brand new owner of a raised toilet seat and a shower chair courtesy of a non-profit organization called H.E.R.O. Now...

I've been working for for a while now to help my brother secure some stable and safe housing. He's essentially been living out of...

I will forever remember this night nine years ago as the night the "Bug" became "The Skipper." The "Bug" is what our son Carter, who is a...

Our son who will be a senior this year has a handful of boys he's hung around with for years. They've gone to school and done homework...