“There is a winner and a loser, and occasionally we lose. (hold for a signature Sue dramatic pause) But then we rise again.” On the...

Friends. Since the time we are old enough to be aware of others, we are searching for friends. When we are a little older, friends can...

My son Michael from time to time will ask for a "mom hug." What is the difference between a hug and and a "mom hug"? Well, sometimes the...

If you were to look up the word “chore,” you’d find many forms of the same definition: “Chores are tasks that are viewed as boring or...

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” I heard this a lot growing up. And as much as I agree with this age-old...

Borrowing one of my favorite lines from an “American Idol” contestant cut from the competition: “What just happened here?” That is the...

My dad was Mr. Ewing, the art teacher. He would visit all the schools in the district, bringing fun projects to our classes for...

Me to my child: “I love you.” Child: smile Me: “Do you know why I love you?” Child: “Why?” Me: “Because you are you.” This was a common...

An excerpt from One Mom to Another: Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good, Find Joy in the Everyday. A few years ago, my daughter...

(excerpt from "One Mom to Another"- A Mighty Work.) I once gave a talk in a women’s conference with the theme, “With Joy Wend Your Way.”...

When I was in the sixth grade, I fell in love. The problem was, the boy I loved was not similarly smitten with me! No matter what I did,...

We were driving from Ohio to Indiana in a blinding rainstorm. Rich had a new job and I was driving the children to meet him and look for...

An excerpt from my book, One Mom to Another. Dayne taught me we are all the same. As a young man, Blake completed two years of missionary...

I have always enjoyed superheroes. I mean, they are “super” and they are “heroes.” When I was in the fifth grade, my friends, Mickey,...

(Excerpt from the chapter "That Time I Shut the Day Down") Most years, Rich takes our children, William, Eric, Daniel, Caroline and...