Vijaya Bodach

It is always such a pleasure to read a book by a friend whom you've watched grow. Holly Cupala's Tell Me a Secret is a stunning deb...

So much happening -- getting together with friends, both new and old, dentist appointments, schlepping kids to football and soccer practice ...

Today my niece gave birth to a beautiful baby girl -- this baby is the reason her parents got married. They have shown tremendous faith in t...

I typed those two wonderful words "The End" to the first draft of DAMAGED on Wed. I raced through the last 10K ... it's all pl...

Holy Smokes of St. Jude have done it again -- taken first prize for chicken, ribs, and People's Choice and third prize for pork shoulder...

It being summer and all, I've not checked out some blogs, but realized they were still on my "follow" list. A while back, when...

Meet the newest members of our family. They are nearly three months old, a brother-sister pair we found at our local shelter. The other crit...

I just finished Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong , based upon her husband's years in a refugee camp. It is not an easy read. I cried...

So, I alluded that I had some extra time last week. That's because the children were with their grandparents. We live in the suburbs, so...

Sharing some pictures from my son's perspective. Grandma made decadent banana splits nearly every night. Our dog ran like the wind on th...