A Dad’s Dream: Noboby Puts Baby in a Corner
Confession…I have not always given my full attention when my wife, a well-read news and research junkie, gets excited about some...
Warmhearted Wisdom from the Woman Who said Color Outside the Lines
This weekend we, in the United States (as it is a different date in other countries), celebrate a day dedicated to mothers and maternal...
Prying eyes wide open: accepting present over perfect
Perhaps my mom was right. (As I typed this I got a vision of her doing the told-you-so dance in heaven with a smile on her face.) She...
A Dinner Guest, a Mom from the Midwest and Compassion Expressed
If I could invite anyone to dinner, dead or alive, Erma Bombeck, a role model that I never met, is a top contender on my list! It is...
Dust, Sneeze and Say Cheese Moments that Arose from the Basement
Cleaning the basement storage after more than a decade of accumulation of stuff, I felt like an archeologist excavating through the...
Sinek says “Failed Parenting Strategies” to blame
A mom of four teens and young adults, Kori shares her take on Simon Sinek's talk on Millennials and the concept of "failed parentin
Drive Progress: The Super Bowl ad that made me think about equity and sidelines
Equal Pay for Equal Work…never thought that would come up as a commercial during the Super Bowl. I wasn’t anticipating having to think...
Compartmentalization -- A Bust!
This week, Elizabeth McCord, main character from the television series Madam Secretary, expressed out loud what I was feeling inside. “It...
Pre-ZagZig Parenting: This is us
The 2016 holiday movie La La Land has received numerous awards and accolades this season; the movie’s end is a happy or sad—depending on...