I love Easter and all the traditions that go along with it. It’s a deeply religious holiday for my family, but it’s also lots of fun. I look forward to coloring Easter eggs, gathering with family, and eating the ears off a chocolate bunny.

I resisted the urge to pull over to the side of the road the other day. The reason is probably going to sound a bit strange. I drive by a dry creek bed several times a week. It’s usually so dull and brown that I never really notice it anymore. As I approached it the [...]

It’s been said that the only certain things in life are death and taxes. Someone forgot to add “childhood illnesses” to that list.

We celebrated my son Eli’s fourth birthday last weekend. At 1 p.m. Sunday, my house was spotless. Two hours, nine children, and a dozen adults later, it resembled a war zone. Even the dogs ended up wearing party hats. It was crazy.

I began writing this column last weekend from a musty old hotel in Macon, Georgia. My full-time job sent me there; leaving me to chuckle at my previous misconception that business travel is glamorous. Some locations are better than others, but the giddy excitement I felt when I took my first business trip is long [...]