By the time this column goes to print, that annual festival of the pigskin known as the Super Bowl will have concluded. Every year, millions of us gather in living

Big Z, little z, what begins with z? Zookeeper does, that’s what. Whether it was boredom with daily life or a simple case of the midwinter jickers, to quote Dr.

Ever notice that many of the things we know we should do just aren’t much fun? Or that the things we know we shouldn’t do are lots of fun? And

A new year has begun. A fresh chapter waits to be written. And this column should have been penned a couple of weeks ago. I like goals, but I’ve never

Isn’t family wonderful? Spending time over the holidays with your relatives can remind you of just how normal you really are. It’s quite reassuring in a dysfunctional way. The Yoders,

I have the privilege this week of writing the column from the little house on the prairie. Well, it’s actually my parents’ log home on the Kansas plains, but this

It’s a law of nature that the greater the darkness is, the more you need a light. Each day, it seems, brings more grim news of job losses and economic

The good news today is that winter is here. With it has come that glorious season of Advent, bringing a heavenly hope to a world battered by fear and uncertainty.

Growing up in a family where women outnumbered the men three to two, life seemed pretty fair and balanced. On my father’s side, there were 19 cousins, 12 girls and

Being a survivor is a good thing. And that’s what we are, having survived a five-hour road trip with seven people packed like mackerels in a tin can. Any mother