Aug 27, 2011 08:52AM

The Final Flight of Peter Pan

Much like the hero of J.M. Barrie?s beloved children?s tale ?Peter Pan?, he flew into my life and I was forever changed. As if one first name wasn?t significant enough to describe him, John David Keith boasted three. Even in his late teens, he was already a mountain of a man ? larger than life [...]

Feb 16, 2011 10:16AM

I?m Not Gonna Lie? I Have NO Idea What I?m Doing

I can remember poring over the dog-eared pages of parenting magazines and baby books as an expectant mother ? sometimes even scribbling chicken scratch in the margins. I can recall making lists of concerns to take with us during trips to the pediatrician to make certain no sniffle, no sneeze and no funny shaped freckle [...]

Feb 07, 2010 11:09AM

The Dream I Never Knew I Had

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a star on Broadway. It wasn?t just a dream ? it was a longing, an ache somewhere deep down in my soul. Before I was ten, I had memorized every song from Annie ? The Musical and, as I got older, I committed to memory [...]

Oct 02, 2009 05:21AM

Southern By Association

A Yankee transplant finds a sense of belonging in the bosom of the Deep South

May 24, 2009 08:05AM

Bathing Suit Season Blues

Ah, yes! It?s that time again. The music of the ice cream truck fairly well heralds its arrival ? singing to all within its happy sound ? ?Summer is here!? Many welcome its onset with open arms ? the days grow longer, the smell of charcoal hangs heavy in the air, children?s laughter echoes throughout the neighborhood. My own little girls are so delighted by this precious collection of weeks of freedom from the hallowed halls of their elementary school that they can barely contain themselves. As they rub the sleep from their eyes and look forward to the day?s events, each morning begins with the dreaded question ? ?Can we go to the pool today??