You probably don’t want to face it, but it's a sign from above. “This is Judi? Oh for landsakes! She looks just like Phyllis when she was...

Jack Sand spun magical gifts of joy. As a prepubescent, I perched easily on our living room rug, with my Irishly lily-white, and—yet to...

I helped build Dakota Hospital in a day, but couldn’t tell you where I lived. Over the years, Dad's Popular Mechanics mags guided him...

We can learn as much from our hairdos as from our names or birth orders. What’s in a name? My name is Judi informally. My given name is...

Sometimes putting red lipstick on a pig really does work. “Hey, look at this,” my little brother Larry said, pointing to something in the...

As Zig Ziglar once said, "You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life." “Don’t bite. Use your...

Do you know the impact you make on others? The excited Nativity School fifth grade girls laughed with each other as I sat quietly in the...

What did you learn from a special summer day in your childhood? “You mean we really get to go swimming again tonight? After supper?” I...

Do you pipe up when you don’t understand something? It’s no wonder I wet my pants one school day in the winter of 1965. You may have too if you had walked a mile in my pants. Maybe we should take a few steps back to see how I ended up in the soaked hot seat of my first-grade desk. If you grew up like me, your mom and dad asked you many times if you needed to use the bathroom before leaving home. And I’ll bet you have asked the same question of your kids and possibly grandkids

Made a hairy decision that you regret? We’ve all done it. We’ve made an impulsive decision that led to a repulsive result. Like the time...

The whole world is living the holiday classic, “Home Alone” this year. “There are 15 people in this house and you’re the only one who has...

Thinking about what presents to give this holiday? Often the best are the memories that surround gift-giving. Mom was suffering from a...

Let's step toward kindness and a greater good. “Oh no, no, no,” I said with a gasp as I read the September 18, 2020 CNN headline on my...

If you try too hard to look good, you can miss the show and end up looking like a real Bozo. “Teddy, get off your brother’s head and Judi...

Is there something on your bucket list that you haven’t attempted because you are afraid of failing or of the effort it may take? “I...

Did you ever face a math problem that taught you a life lesson? Last week, a Facebook friend posted the equation above with an invitation...

This post was initially published hours before the news of Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing. Rest in peace RBG. Thank you for...

Where's your safe harbor? “Go to the lake” has been a clarion call for my family all our lives. If you need to get out of town. Go to the...

With the right attitude, you can make even a push mowing job a cut above. “Now what are we going to do?” Cathy nervously asked me. “They...

Do you judge success using a traditional profit and loss statement? Try a different scale in which you can post a loss yet gain...