
Life’s Secret Sauce in Action
"It was so great," my daughter told us while driving home. Her sister and I had just picked Snopes up after a week at camp. "But I didn't have a 'mountaintop' experience," she added thoughtfully. "You know, some life changing experience like I hear people talk about."...

You Can Do It Inspiration
"I need some help," my friend said as she grabbed my arm. I trailed behind her and a very unsure little boy to the lane in which he was to swim at a swim meet yesterday. Her six-year-old was second guessing his pending participation in relay race. I was at the meet to...

“It tastes like chicken” – and other Classic Mom Responses
“Is this cheese still good?” my daughter asks me while holding a container of shredded Parmesan. “I don’t know,” I reply. “Maybe." Then I do what moms so often do in a pinch, add a little dose of practical and float an answer that should work - especially in those...
Magazine Style Results – Perspective on Selfie-Help
When I was in Jr. High, then extent of outward appearance self-awareness consisted of my morning love-hate relationship with the mirror above my sink. I would wake up, stumble to my closet, get dressed, and then desperately try to curling-iron copy Farah Fawcett’s...

Open Mouth, Insert Apologies … lots of them
Anyone that knows me well, knows that when it comes to confession opportunities in prayer, mine are almost always about a mouth that says too much. And I’ve been true to form of late. Saturday, when picking up Jack at birthday party, I had the chance meet someone new....