Last weekend, I had the rare experience of having a couple of kids—the youngest two—all to myself for about 32 hours, from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon. Lena and the older three …

We've long known that Donald Trump drives his critics crazy, and he's now doing it to some critics who used to be friends. The isolationist right is convinced that President Trump is waging the Iran …

Every now and then, I’ll see someone pick up a copy of the paper because their child or grandchild is in it. Maybe it’s a ballgame photo. Maybe it’s a school event. Maybe it’s a feature story …

It’s a ritual that marks the change of seasons from winter to spring. In Tennessee, we can’t always count on the weather to give us that signal. Last week temperatures climbed into the high …

My family just got back from a trip to Orlando with my mother and aunt. We had the bright idea to rent a 15-passenger van for the trip. It ultimately did save money on gas and such, and it definitely …

This weekend, the United States entered open combat operations in Iran. President Trump addressed the nation, describing the strikes as massive and necessary, aimed at dismantling Iran’s military …

I recently listened to Tucker Carlson’s interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The discussion centered on Israel, Christian Zionism, and the idea that Israel has a “right to …

With you in the fire Most of us are familiar with the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Three young men carried off into Babylonian captivity. Strangers in a foreign land. Pressured to bow to …

The Super Bowl last night wrapped up the 2025 NFL season with a decisive victory for the Seattle Seahawks over the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, …

In an era where a college degree is sold as the golden ticket to success, it's worth pausing to ask: Are we getting what we pay for? Skyrocketing tuition, mountains of student debt, and graduates …

As I write this Tuesday morning, much of Tennessee has been covered by a beautiful—if inconvenient—blanket of snow and ice for the past three days. Some areas were hit harder than others, with …

Thanksgiving for me was at one time my favorite holiday.  It started early with the smell of cornbread dressing in the oven and waiting on the giant balloon characters to appear on tv at the …

It's not what you know, it's who you know -- even if you may have committed terrible crimes. That's the Jeffrey Epstein version of the famous line about success. The massive tranche of Epstein emails …

We can’t think about December without thinking about Christmas. December is saturated with Christmas. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas Carols, Christmas television programs, …

If you stood your ground and did what you thought was right in refusing the COVID vaccine, you might have thought your veterans benefits were lost forever when you were involuntarily discharged. …

Drive through any small town in Tennessee and you’ll see them — the garish neon signs, the bright yellow banners, the plastic bags with sticky notes and cheap pens tossed into driveways. …

November brings two special days that have always meant a lot to me — the Marine Corps Birthday on November 10, and Veterans Day on November 11. Both remind me not only of my own time in …

As the government shutdown drags on, one of the biggest questions looming over millions of Americans is whether funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP …

Last month I wrote about one of my favorite topics, which is metaphors, idioms, similes, and other colorful sayings. I had a whole bunch of new ones that I had jotted down. Since I didn’t make …

It seems every week I hear of another family making the switch to homeschooling. At first I thought it was just chatter around town, but the more I looked, the more I realized it’s part of a …