Each morning I wake up my kids, give them a hug and tell them good morning. One of those children (I’ll protect him today) wakes up grumpy more often than not. He frequently greets me with a complaint. He didn’t get enough sleep. He doesn’t want to do a particular thing at school today. His …

I was overwhelmed with ordinary while I was walking this morning. I saw a gray sky devoid of any real distinguishing feature. No other color, no sun, no puffy clouds, nothing. A vast gray with just the occasional patch of a different shade. I saw the same path that I walk everyday, which now features …

I made a ham for my second grader’s special Thanksgiving dinner today at school. He loves ham and was super excited. I like things that are practical and make sense. So I made a slow cooker fall off the bone ham. When done, this ham is super tender and just shreds apart not unlike a …