[mashshare] Last week, my family hosted a few good friends for dinner. At some point during the banter...
Lessons learned from a lost Lego
[mashshare] Will I ever learn? Last February I wrote about my son’s experience losing a tiny part to a...
Idaho woman learns to ‘stand’ after betrayal, adultery and murder
[mashshare] In the early hours of March 12, 2011, Ashlee Birk of Meridian, Idaho, walked into her closet...
I’m still not dying, but I do have celiac disease
[mashshare] A year ago in this column, I described my relief at getting a clean bill of health from my...
The Olympics remind us there is beauty in losing
[mashshare] Cue the inspiring music. Load the red, white and blue graphics. It’s time for the sports world...
Letter to a soldier on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Washington, D.C. to Seattle
[mashshare] I’m sorry. Early on Feb. 9, in the cold, black and blue hours of a winter Sunday,...
Did a heavenly prompting save a girl from winter tragedy?
[mashshare] Stephanie Robinson of Toms Brook, Va., is a wife, mother, friend and Christian. She’s also a very...
Wal-Mart before a storm is like a zombie apocalypse
[mashshare] (Originally published January, 2014) My beloved Virginia has been hit with another winter storm. That means schools...
Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman is apologizing for the wrong thing
[mashshare] Welcome to the Richard Sherman Apology Tour. Since his epic post-NFC Championship game interview with Fox’s Erin Andrews on...
Teacher tells 4th grader to ‘be realistic’
[mashshare] Every year I speak to thousands of students in public and private schools across the country. At...