She came into Starbucks and immediately saw someone she knew. Two Raleigh Bob 's connecting over their red Starbucks cups and a noisy wa...

My Aunt May is dying. She is 94 years old and has been in a nursing home for a few years. She is the last of the Carter siblings for whom my...

I'm sorry you weren't here to watch Colin eat almost an entire length of Dreamland sausage by himself tonight. He is so you reincarn...

A year ago today, we buried my daddy. Parkinson's and dementia had left him barely recognizable by phone. In person though, there was ...

Momma comes tomorrow. Ever since last Thursday, I've been going through my days thinking, "This time next week, Momma and I can do ...

Last night, Kevin and I were working in the studio when in comes Colin. It was 9:30 at night. He had been asleep in his bed, but decided to ...

I wasn't going to do it. I wasn't going to write the "Oh woe is me, it's Father's Day, and my daddy is dead" post....

Apparently, I have needed a hiatus. I didn't know I needed a hiatus, but it's been a little over two weeks since I wrote anything, a...

I miss him. I didn't expect to miss him, but I do. There are things that I would have told him if he were still here. Things that aren...

We are home. My boys are sleeping in their own beds for the first time in two weeks. Two of the four of us have a stomach bug. The dogs are ...

Have you ever watched someone die? I don't mean necessarily the "last breath," but more the "last days." I thought...

I changed my mind. Probably not a surprise, but I packed up the boys on Sunday and headed to Tennessee. It wasn't my heart that change...

Dear 9th Floor, Later today, my daddy will be joining you. You don't know him, and unfortunately, you never will; he has been gone a l...

Oh, Daddy. I have long said that your sweet tooth would be the death of you. Midnight powdered donuts. Pecan Sandies right before dinner. T...

I can't say honestly that I have. I have considered running out on life. Abandoning my responsibilities and hitting the road, but we kno...

Disclaimer: My family can be weird. Shut up. So can yours. Yes, I'm about to tell you that I read important family news on my mother...

Today is the day I always think, "I'm lucky to be here." Not just in North Carolina or the United States of America, but here ...

My brother and I grew up about a mile from on set of grandparents and just across town from our other grandmother. We saw them regularly. Sp...

This morning, I painted my toenails before we left for brunch. I usually go for purple or blue toes, so it made sense when Kevin looked down...

Christopher has been baptized. Sunday, his Nana stood in front of the congregation with us and baptized her youngest grandson. I honestly di...