Like a stalker, I watched the family of four from across the park. They were laughing so hard they couldn’t eat their picnic. The daughter buried her head in her napkin. The son beat his hand on the table. Then the Dad gave the Mom a side-hug and a peck on the cheek.The happy family [...]
TIM’S FORD LAKE, Winchester, TN—Air leaked slowly from the boat lift, causing the 5,000-pound MasterCraft to drift away one stormy summer night. Soon the boat was swirling in the main channel. Since the 400-horsepower engine was switched off, the swift current set the $175,000 boat adrift as if it were a rubber raft. When a [...]
I held my son's hand until the teacher asked all the parents to leave (oh please, I thought, not yet). My legs felt like lead as I drug myself to the door. My eyes moistened. My throat tightened. Like most Moms, I felt pretty anxious about school. How could he already be in Kindergarten? What [...]