So, let me tell you about the day my son went full superhero mode at the downtown costume party. He’d picked out this Spiderman suit weeks ago, right? I mean,…
MY DAUGHTER SKIPPED HER LUNCH TO FEED OUR SICK NEIGHBOR—AND TAUGHT ME WHAT KINDNESS LOOKS LIKE
So my daughter, Mira, came home from school yesterday with her lunchbox still full. I thought maybe she wasn’t feeling well or had a bad day in the cafeteria, so…
MY SON CAME HOME WITH A “DISCIPLINARY” HAIRCUT—AND I’M STILL SEEING RED
I honestly can’t believe I’m writing this, but here we are. My son, Ronan, came home from school yesterday looking like he’d lost a bet with a lawnmower. At first,…
MY GRANDSON WANTS TO BE THE NEIGHBORHOOD “BERRY KING”—AND HE’S GOT THE PLAN
Honestly, I should’ve known my grandson Matteo wasn’t just picking strawberries for fun. He was all business from the moment we got out to the field—marching straight to the biggest,…
THIS IS HOW WE DRINK OUR COFFEE—THEN SOME GO TO WORK WHILE THE OTHERS BACK TO SLEEP
Every morning in our house basically starts the same way: I make my coffee, throw on my old baseball cap, and sure enough, Milo the cat comes trotting over like…
MY GRANDMA SAVORED EVERY MEAL—AND I DIDN’T REALIZE WHY UNTIL SHE WAS GONE
Growing up, I always thought my grandma’s slow way of eating was just a quirk. She’d sit at the table with her little plate of sandwiches and carrot sticks, drinking…
MY DAD LEFT US FOR SOMEONE ELSE—BUT HE’S STILL A HERO TO ME IN WAYS I CAN’T EXPLAIN
I was just a kid in this photo—shirt tucked in, clip-on tie, grinning like I didn’t have a care in the world. My dad had his arm around me, both…
NOTHING COMPARES TO DOING YOUR DUTY—HELPING OTHERS IS MORE REWARDING THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE
It’s hard to put into words what it actually feels like to do this job. Most days, people see the uniform or the truck and think of chaos—sirens, flashing lights,…
WE COSTUMED OUR BOYS FOR A PHOTO SHOOT—AND THIS PICTURE ENDED UP STEALING THE INTERNET
So, here’s the story behind the photo that blew up way more than we ever expected. We wanted to do something fun and a little different for the boys’ annual…
I SPENT ALL DAY LOOKING FOR MY SUNGLASSES—ONLY TO FIND OUT WHO WAS REALLY ROCKING THEM
Let me just say, I wasted a solid chunk of my Saturday tearing the house apart looking for my favorite sunglasses. You know, the yellow-tinted ones that make everything look…