“Hang onto your forks,” Alison’s uncle said at the start of his toast to the newly married couple. Alison and Peter grabbed their forks. It was something his mom always told the family as she cleared the dinner plates from the table, he explained. “And we all knew what that meant, right? It meant the […]

It’s hard being a parent. It’s harder than most friends will admit and it’s harder than people make it seem on Facebook. It’s even harder than your own parents will say, mostly because the joy outweighs the tough times. Rightfully so, parents forget. I like to call it, “Momnesia.” What happened, you might be wondering? […]

“Cars are my second love,” Allan said as he beamed from ear to ear. Kirsten had just surprised him with their wedding cake — a mirror image of his Camaro. “You can’t cut that,” he laughed. To him, it was perfect — any other cake would have just been, well … cake. These two lovebirds […]

I’m convinced my 6-month-old missed her daddy. Tommy spent five days traveling to China this past week, doing “engineering things,” he says. “If I tell you anything more, you’d be bored to tears.” 🙂 And us? Well, we spent five days missing him. (OK, there was lots of work and play mixed in too.) When […]

“I’d love to go on a date with you tonight,” Suzie said as she twirled the hotel phone cord around her fingers, beaming from ear to ear. She was just hours away from promising him forever. It was then, that I knew. In the smallest of moments, I see love. It’s the way her face […]

It was one of those moments. I wasn’t sure if my heart froze or melted. But it did something. In between the skipping beats, I wondered what I ever did to deserve a love this great. So I did what I do. I grabbed my camera. “I’m never going to ask Daddy who he loves […]