A BIT ASKEW

My son had a disagreement with one of the members of his acting troupe. He cited creative differences as the cause. This did not mean...

I have always understood St. Patrick's Day to be an Irish Immigrant's Thanksgiving. It is as if the endless toasts and the food not...

This has been quite a cold and flu season for us. The weather changes took their toll on us. As soon as we recovered and acclimated,...

My teen has been feeling overwhelmed as of late. Between the physical aches of a pending growth spurt and the uncertain future of which...

My son made coffee this morning. He makes coffee every morning now. He gets up with his alarm, gets ready for the day, and makes the...

I gave up reading the news for Lent. I have been doing pretty well so far. Usually, at about this time, I give up on my lost cause of a...

In my busy life, the first thing I sacrifice is sleep. My children need me, and I lose sleep. Plain and simple. I was watching "Michael...

There is a great scene in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal In Bohemia" where Sherlock must find a carefully hidden item in a suspect's...

My daughter's birthday is coming up, and I have been scrapped for a gift. Santa was really good to her this year, and there are very few...

After an event or milestone has been completed, it is customary to say something like, "Well, this calls for a celebration!" When the...

Every few months someone comes for a visit. They may be family, my friends, my kids' friends, a little bit of both, but the result is...

Whenever I look forward in my life, I can't help looking back in hopes that I am still moving in the right direction. My youth, I find,...

I have come to the realization that if the Lord came back to Earth on a cloud next week or in a million years, it would not make any real...

Lent has always been a weird time for my family. It begins with new prayer regiments, abstinence from meat, chocolate, television, and...

I have often wondered why we celebrate children on their birthday instead of their moms. When I think of my birthday, the first thing...

I am a storyteller. I see the world as something larger than life. I have experienced enough of what the world has to offer to know my...

In my house, where I sit is important. Each wall or window has a unique vantage point. Nothing really matches, but it all has a flow to...

There are times when I feel like I bring out the worst in people. It's my superpower. When I was sixteen, I met a group of religious...

I have come to the age where my friends' children are getting married, and my own children are approaching the age to begin courtships of...

When I was young, I coped with my internal pre-adolescent struggles by collecting religious art and fandom collectibles. I believed if I...