When I think of August, I think of “firsts.”  Some readers may think of January when firsts are mentioned, but when August rolls around, there are many very special firsts.  Granted, most have to do with ...

In every family, I am guessing there is at least one person who is your family “historian” (the one who keeps the genealogical records and knows whether you are third cousins or first cousins twice ...

I got stopped for drunk driving.  Not lately.  It was actually many years ago. I was recently reminded of the incident when I saw a sticker on the back of a “mom car” that said, ...

Circa 1985 – Cindy Adkinson Benson and Publisher Karen Altom  I write this shortly after having received the news a dear friend passed away.  This friend was one of my “besties” in college.  We didn’t hang out ...