Driving into the city this morning I was listening to Latin music on my car stereo. I defy anyone to listen to this music and remain still. This music makes me want to snap my fingers, tap my toes and get up and dance. I’ve always thought that Latin music is the...

I married a man 25 years ago today. We were both just 21 years old and thought we knew what we were doing. Four years and two babies later, I left with just $14 to my name. I sometimes wonder what sort of woman I would have become had I stayed with that man. He didn’t...

Guilt, the gift that keeps on giving. – Erma Bombeck I cried when I heard that Erma died. I cried because I felt I had lost a kindred spirit – another soul who shared my finely honed appreciation for the absurd. I have yet to meet a mother who, at one time or another,...

I posted Penn Jillette’s comments here because they resonated with me. As a child of a Roman Catholic mother and Southern Baptist father who grew up to become a Salvationist, my relationship with “the lord” was no casual summer fling. I really wanted to believe. In...