We’re re-running this story as part of a countdown of the year’s best personal essays. To read all the entries in the series, click here. Saturday mornings unsettle me. Especially when the weather’s ...

My youngest child never opened a Facebook account back when his peers were all invested in that particular platform. His friends couldn't understand it. He told them, "Let's not be Facebook friends.

Last December, all I wanted for Christmas was a Little Free Library. Specifically, I wanted my husband to build one for me. In case you aren’t familiar, a Little Free Library is, well, a little ...