Family, I’m certainly not an expert on it. However, I am an expert in personal relationships and family will test a relationship to the core of your being.

My parents were both born and blended into very large families. I, on the other hand, am an only child. Growing up my family ties...

If you can imagine a hurricane from the view above, it demonstrates ferocious beauty and peace that can be so destructive. However, when immersed in it the storm is unrestrained, turbulent and violent as the winds shake the very roots of trees to the core and the rain rips through branches....

My son, who was two and half at the time, and I are over at a friend’s house for dinner. Not mere friends mind you, but the kind who are part of your tribe, family even. We are just about to sit down to an amazing spread of roast beef with a side of mashed potatoes, green beans and...

It’s a typical day as I make my way up to the podium, prepared to look out over a sea of eyes and imagine them wearing swimsuits at a party (you see I simply can’t picture people naked to help ease my discomfort) but as I begin to speak I look down only to realize that I myself have...