Dennis and I were sitting around the kitchen table one morning talking with our son, Noah, who is home from college for the summer and working full time for the ...
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Here’s the Life Lines column I wrote 15 years ago, in the days following 9/11. So much has changed since that time. Our world has changed. My family has ...
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
Fourteen years ago this month, I wrote my very first Life Lines column. It ...
I am typically a "Why me?" sort of person -- when my computer crashes, when a recipe flops, when I come home from the store without the one thing I went there ...
It has been a long five days, and we thank all of you for being there with us. We believe with all our hearts that you made a difference -- for Noah and for us. ...
UPDATE (3/3/15): Noah's MRI showed no damage to his heart valves or pumping function due to the inflammation in his heart (myocarditis). He still has a long way ...
I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day, never have been. Not sure why. I guess it's mainly due to the commercial craziness of it and the push from retailers to give ...
Sixteen years ago today -- right now -- I was in labor with my firstborn. It was a moment in time that would change me forever, a day that would usher into my ...
Noah will officially turn 15 at 7:11 p.m. (technically that's Central Time). I cannot think of his newborn days without thinking of this song. The two of us ...
A few things have happened in these first few days of 2011 that make me believe that either a.) This is going to be a very good year, or b.) I am looking at ...
Today was Noah’s annual piano recital. He played “Potter Waltz” from Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire. It was flawless, if I do say so myself. Sometimes, ...
Noah left the pack last night, the Cub Scout pack, that is, putting his Webelos rank behind him in exchange for his new rank as a full-fledged Boy Scout. As he ...
Conversation at the family breakfast table this morning turned to adultery. Yes, that’s right, adultery. Imagine the days when kids were seen and not heard? ...