Category: Family

Family

Quotes on Babies, Unicorns, Smart Women

I wasn’t always a quote collector, then I started thinking about Alzheimer’s. Here are a few for mothers, for anyone aging, for anyone you love.

Water Has Memory

Water has memory. If the human body is made up of 60 percent water, does this give hope to the forgetful?

Memo from Minnesota Niceland

A week in review: a daughter’s wedding, a chicken in the sun, gas prices, a message for newlyweds.

Just Go On Into the Bathroom; I’ll Be Right with You

There is nothing like a bathroom that you can live in—all the time.

Parenting by App

We had a well-used, secondhand copy of Dr. Spock. Our children have apps on their phones and tablets. Parenting in the age of clicks and cuddles.

The Stuff of Life

Sherry Roberts is not an expert on anything. When she wrote op-ed pieces for USA Today, her editor called her writing "views from the hearth."

That's what this place is: Sherry's thoughts on regular stuff, important stuff, stuff you ponder while sitting around the hearth or the kitchen table. Topics range from current events to the Sanity Toolkit (ideas to get you through the day).

Maybe you've thought about some of these things too. We bet you have.

(As you read through these essays, please share them with your friends or leave a comment. We'd love to know what the collective you thinks.)