Recently, our oldest came home from his freshman year of college for fall break. I was like a fisherman doing catch-and-release. I picked...

Maybe you’ve heard the term “Family Devotions” before but don’t really know what it means. Or maybe you’ve tried them before but haven’t...

When your child needs you but you're hundreds of miles away...

Each night before I go to bed, I stand in the hall outside of my boys’ bedroom doors and loudly announce, “Here for hugs!” For years—and...

It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs, by Mary Louise Kelly, Macmillan, 240pp. Mary Louise Kelly has reported on national security...