When our daughter was growing up, Wes and I found ourselves spending hours upon hours in gymnasiums watching her play volleyball. We grew to love the sport and, more than once, found ourselves wondering if ...

Karen Altom. Yes, that is my name. It is also the name of a lady who lives in Texarkana, Arkansas. I learned of this other Karen a couple of years […]

Confession—I’m a frustrated neat freak. I love for things to be neat and in order. I want to walk into a room knowing where everything is and that everything is […]

When I was growing up, I remember seeing a sign in quite a few homes that said “Back door guests are best.” Even as a child, I understood what that […]