Or abracadabra! Or wha-la! Or thank you. It's not even cheese . *gasp* (But it does make things better. Here, have some while we chat.) ...

How do you place value on things? When my husband and I were first married, he informed me that when buying things, he was a quality vs q...

One upon a time I thought I'd grow up to be a singer. Or an actor. Or a teacher. Or an artist. Or an ad specialist. ...

Do you ever feel powerless? After spending 2 weeks away from home, I've returned--with dread in my gut. Worries plagued me all throug...

How do you feel about the person in the grocery line behind you? How about the lawn guy across the street?  The kid staring at you from the...

In the car today, a strange thought hit me: no one can 100% identify with another person's childhood experiences. No matter how similar...

We've all played it, right? You know that feeling of free fall, as your gut clenches, your insides quiver, and your nerves scream,...

(Previously published as a guest post, but so darn awesome I had to share it again...) What do you think of when you hear the word, “chee...

Do you ever feel like some of the values you grew up with are slipping away? Society has a short memory, but I recall a day when the way yo...

Picture courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net What time of the day do you most look forward to? I love that hour before the kids wake, wh...

Have you ever hiked a mountain? I used to live in the foothills of the Rockies, at an altitude of 4,500 feet above sea level. The air w...

Are you the creative type who places your shoes where your hat should go, and your car keys where your cup usually sits? I've alway...

What do you do for fun? While home schooling 3 kids, I live a very confined existence. We get out, but not as much as I'd like, so I ...

Is anyone else out there super picky about what they listen to? I'm a Music snob. No, I don't mean I turn my nose up at diffe...

Listen. What do you hear? I hear a little boy chanting, the scrape of a chair, the hum of a refrigerator, the click of a microwave... T...

Have you seen Pay It Forward ? I love and hate that movie. Why? I hate crying while watching a movie, and it gets me every time--but t...

The day my parents came home with a trampoline... ...everyone took a turn, even Mom and Dad--which I thought was ridiculous. They were gr...

This above all: to thine own self be true,  And it must follow, as the night the day,  Thou canst not then be false to any man.     ...

Photo courtesy of Stuck in Alabama2012 via flickr Life is hilarious. "I've always wanted to try my hand at chicken farming,...

Image courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net Which is it? Half full or half empty? In my first post on happiness, we talked about attitude...