Once again, the girls show me how different two siblings can be. Just like with the Coach Bag Incident, in two sentences, they displayed their unique worldviews. This time, it …Read more
A Conversation about Heaven
About an hour ago, Elizabeth and I said our nightly prayer, which includes asking for God’s blessing on our friends and family members by name. This time she said, “Don’t …Read more
Coaching the poppies
You could learn a lot about my daughters with two lines of dialogue. Today we were shopping for back-to-school clothes and backpacks. In one department store, we spotted an eye-catching …Read more
Elizabeth’s Not-So Merry Go Round
And the health care system goes round and round. My 8-year-old daughter Elizabeth and I feel like we’re getting tossed like so much Caesar. When I was in second grade, our …Read more
In your compliment sandwich, hold the cheese
“You forgot the sandwich.” The fourth grader stared me down, her nose twitching. I shifted beside her desk, where a laptop displayed her personal-essay-in-progress. “Was I supposed to bring lunch?” …Read more
Writing Happy Dances
My favorite things in life involve high-pitched squeals. Having two girls, aged 8 and 11, help with that a lot. Writing a good sentence will get the happy squeak from …Read more
On Cheez Whiz and Seizures
I’ve always been told that the more adjectives you pile on, the further something deviates from what you thought it was. Take Cheez Whiz. It is not cheese. If it …Read more
Pediatric Ambulatory EEG for Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders — Elizabeth’s Story
A lot of you know it’s been a rough year for Elizabeth, as I have posted about it before. In the past few weeks, more has happened. We did get …Read more
In honor of the upcoming ScriptFrenzy
Oh, hilarity. It’s time for that screenwriting challenge of the year, ScriptFrenzy, where we write 100 pages of a new movie, TV show, graphic novel, or other script in the …Read more
New Year, New Medium
No, I’m not going to turn into a fortune teller. Actually, wait, that sounds sort of fun. I bet you can get online certification for that. Why yes, yes you …Read more





