It was a big day in news - the funeral of the Reverend Billy Graham. I was in an unfamiliar hotel room in Charlotte, and I kept waking up, especially when the elevator doors would ding loudly every ...

If you follow me on Facebook, you may already have heard this little anecdote about how I once again proved that this kind of stuff only happens to me. It was a typical day-rushing through getting the ...

As 2019 draws to a close, it’s only natural to look back at the year and reflect on our successes and failures. Hopefully, the process leads to growth and better choices in 2020. For most of us, a lot ...

I knew immediately when I saw him pawing through the sand beneath his chair that something was seriously wrong. I had been enjoying a rare moment of peace reading my book under the shade of the ...

Never before in modern history have our teenagers been under so much pressure—academic pressure, social pressure, emotional pressure. You name it, they feel it. The climate changes at the beginning of ...

People always ask me how I have time to write books with young children at home. The truth is, I don't. I actually had a lot more time to write when my children were babies and slept a lot. Now I have ...

Parenting teaches us so many things—flexibility, time management and problem-solving. And while in the midst of chaos, it may not feel like a teachable moment, these daily tests help to inform ...

Last week, I did a two-part series on bullying. We got so much profound feedback from parents whose children had experienced this firsthand. Their raw, emotional emails, calls and social media posts ...

There is nothing harder for a parent than feeling helpless when it comes to your child. For parents of children with substance abuse problems, this is a common feeling. While I haven’t experienced it ...

My girls love to dance. It’s not unusual to find them dressed in crazy outfits in my older daughter’s room at night grooving to tunes on her iPod. Their stage is the ottoman. Their audience is the ...

I stopped for a few seconds and sat in silence as I dialed into the muffled sounds of my daughter and her friends laughing in the other room, pure unbridled joy. “It’s been a long time since I’ve ...

This year will be the first year I am "doing Christmas" without my mother. Last year, we went away and skipped all of the traditional holiday festivities. It was a nice change of pace and exactly what ...