I am not a big reality TV person. I don’t enjoy the cruelty that often comes with it. Seeing a bunch of people trying to step all over each other for attention has never been my style. I haven’t ever ...

If you’re raising a teenager, you’re probably being reminded over and over again that you’re uncool, out of touch, and seriously uninformed. I mean, how could you not know about _____? [Insert Eye ...

So maybe I was getting a little frustrated. Adventure travel forged lasting bonds. (Photo credit: Jeramie Eginoire) We were bouncing along unfinished, muddy roads in Palawan, palm trees and limestone ...

He didn’t die. Not the first time we thought he might, or the many times afterward. My son, Sam, was diagnosed with T-cell leukemia at eleven years old (Photo Credit: Jenny Sachs) I learned something ...

Two thousand thirteen was a BIG year for our family of six. Among other life changes, it was the year our youngest child entered kindergarten, and our firstborn left the nest to begin her freshman ...

Junior year is when college admissions begins to feel real. To help families focus on what truly matters, we gathered guidance from nationally recognized admissions experts on everything from building ...

On an ordinary Monday evening this past June, after hanging my new bird feeder and chatting with me over dinner about nothing in particular, my husband died suddenly. We had been empty nesters for ...

There is a scene in the movie The Passion of Christ where the Virgin Mary has flashbacks of comforting Jesus at certain points during His childhood. When I first watched the movie, it resonated with ...

At the age of 55, I spend my days changing diapers, reading stories, and rocking the sweetest chubby baby to sleep. I am a stay-at-home grandmother, and I am one of a quiet number of middle-aged women ...

As parents of teens and young adults, we’ve witnessed countless trends come and go. But the latest phenomenon sweeping through college campuses and high schools is something we never expected: ...

For style and comfort, lululemon is my favorite place to shop for back-to-school casual and athletic wear. lululemon apparel and accessories are perfect for everyday use, a full day of classes, ...

A popular meme gushes that mothers sleep better when all the teens are back home under one roof. I bet that meme was created the day those children arrived, or even days before. Because the reality of ...