It was the end of another long day. Varied and sundry thumps, bumps and knocks still sounded overhead. Somewhere, Someone’s children were not all settled, and the house was not

Mowing The Three and tending the lawn, duties which fall to my males. Hadn’t there been happy hours in this yard? And hadn’t there been mighty chases? Oh, yes. Yes

In science news, a team of researchers has announced an exciting discovery. Using the Kepler Space Telescope, the team, which includes a Notre Dame professor, has found a planet slightly

She’s burrowed straight into my heart, this one, and I’m just that happy to see her face. She asks a question that starts it off, and there we go. I’m

That is one big number. In this case, it is, though it’s not so large when one is discussing, say, cups of coffee consumed in a week or the number

My thoughts, they are wandering; scrolling; rewinding to a few desperate days in the past. Days when I’d flung myself across the bed, face down, in afternoon’s quiet and wept

If part of getting older is learning to know yourself better, then I’m getting older. It was recently that revelation struck, a flash of self-discovery, and I shared it with

Spring; new birth. Easter; new life. But first, the winter, and death. Easter, with resurrection life and promise. Sweet Easter that came through a cross and a tomb. Death first.

It was a story that gripped the world for days. A Boeing 777 carrying 239 souls; missing. A desperate search by numerous countries; nothing. Questions in a multitude of dialects

It’s a phenomenon that has swept the nation. With few exceptions, it’s one that the Schrocks haven’t embraced. It’s reality TV, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Every