I quickly informed my disheartened 5 year-old son that in another 10 years he will be grateful that his teeth are NOT curling out of...

You and your brother love to hear and tell stories. It’s not uncommon for either of you to dictate a story for me to transcribe...

Sometimes parenting (or cleaning/organizing a house with) young children feels Sisyphean: that I, just like this mythological man, am striving to push this boulder up a hill, only...

My younger brother, Josh, had heart surgery last Monday for a congenital heart defect only recently discovered. (He’s now back at home in Keller recovering really...

Liam has had a loose tooth for the last few weeks, which he has managed to diligently wiggle in regular intervals throughout the day, knowing that somehow, this...

The other day I overheard the boys having a discussion with Mark about the meaning of “being rich.” As Mark tried to explain the different...

This past summer, while in Florida, the whole group ventured out to dinner at a restaurant that we had been told was “kid-friendly.” Aside from...

SAM (the boys’ good friend): Guess what? I have a picture of my new baby sister! (frantically waving a 3-D in-color sono of the new...

I’ve recently been thinking quite a bit about this series of toddler books surrounding a boy named David entitled, “Oh, David!” “No, David!” “David gets in Trouble.” “Ooops.” —...

It seems like a year ago, as opposed to five, that I was holding you for the first time. I remember the nurse handing you...