Why did I title this “Stars”? I look up at them when I think too. I used to try to count them as a child. They attempted to teach me about the stars … But it all went over my... Read more >>

Like most of us, I’m sure you’re grateful for your peaceful work environment and go to great lengths to maintain it. You’re nice to everyone, you avoid gossiping at the water cooler,... Read more >>

Anyone married longer than five years will tell you they remember that seductive high they felt when dating someone new—that feeling of elation that only comes from novel love. That high is... Read more >>

I think of him when I’m feeling sad about the little things life throws your way because I know he can instantly comfort me with his sincere smile, I connect with him to share... Read more >>

Despite my anti-bikini-friendly shape and disdain for ultraviolet rays, I come alive at the beach. Unfortunately, my husband would rather be skinned with a butter knife than sit on a beach, and this... Read more >>

I don’t expect much from my husband in the way of chivalrous deeds. As a contemporary woman, I open my own car door, balance my own checkbook, and navigate around the mud puddles of life fairly... Read more >>

I asked Michelle Nicholasen and Barabara O’Neal, authors of the book I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-Year-Old (De Capo Press) for some advice... Read more >>

It is estimated that about 1.3 million families have at least one grandparent living with them. And that includes the new first family. So what advice can we give the Obamas now that they have the... Read more >>

History itself affirms that the family is the foundation of society. It is the glue that holds together civilization itself. Block by block, it builds nations. But the most important place for family... Read more >>

Fifty-three percent of all married women describe their relationships with their mothers-in-law as obligatory, cordial but nothing more, reporting a mix of both anxiety and tension. I am the author of... Read more >>