Originally published July 6, 2017 When I went to visit my friend Jack in May, he had just had surgery. Jack was 88 at the time, and had...

Originally published August 7, 2016 Michael had a mid-life crisis right after his divorce. To deal with his crisis, he did as many men...

Originally published June 15, 2018 Dad has spent much of the past two years relatively confined to home. Except for the occasional...

Originally published June 6, 2017 My brother hasn't changed a bit since high school, and his 30th reunion was last fall, so it's been a...

Originally published 4/14/20 Just hours after Florida's surgeon general advised that we keep social distancing in place until a vaccine...

Originally published 4/4/18 I've had an on-again off-again relationship with the West Coast most of my life. Born in Seattle but raised...

Originally published 3/19/17 There is one Bible verse that never fails to make me cry. It was the New Testament lesson this morning. If...

Originally published 2/13/17 Vanderbilt admissions office has 34 full time employees and 20 seasonal readers to comb through the 31000...

Originally published 2/18/18 And when she did, she immediately giggled, looked at me, and said, "Don't you dare tell anybody I just said...

Originally published 1/6/20 I watched Jennifer Lopez's Super Bowl half-time performance unfold with awe as I compared her dancing to my...

Originally published 1/29/17 Southerners have an affinity for pork. All kinds of pork: pork shoulder (cook it long and slow, or BBQ it),...

Originally published 1/9/18 Football is the soundtrack of my fall, as it is any good Southern girl's. I don't know much about it; I mean,...

Originally published 4/4/16 I was transported back in time to my childhood recently, when I spent a week with my dad. Every other week I...