[mashshare] Every author I know remembers where they were the first time they learned they’d “hit the list.”...
The best movie you’ll never see
[mashshare] We’ve all been there. The house lights are just coming up. The credits are scrolling across the...
Schedule ‘Daddy-Kid Days’ on your 2011 calendar
[mashshare] It’s been 10 years since I first celebrated a “Daddy-Kid Day.” My oldest daughter was 5 years...
How death made my 17th Christmas feel like my very first
[mashshare] After school on Friday, Dec. 18, 1987, a friend and I drove to the University of Virginia...
Oprah’s second-favorite things
[mashshare] You may have heard that Oprah Winfrey, the undisputed Queen of Talk TV, recently shot her final...
Who received the very first Christmas Jar?
[mashshare] Call me odd, but my favorite time of year has nothing to do with lights, gifts, smells...
We don’t celebrate Christmas … and other myths
[mashshare] Just before Thanksgiving I visited an old high school chum’s book club. She called it a favor;...
The holiday gratitude challenge
[mashshare] As a child there was only one thing I dreaded about Thanksgiving. It wasn’t the juicy turkey,...
10 holiday help(h)er tips for husbands and dads
[mashshare] Maybe I’m alone, but I find it impossible to believe we’re staring the holidays right in the...
Failing to follow my own advice
[mashshare] A regretful experience this week has my emotions bleeding into nearly every waking thought. By the end...