Joel will be five next month, and he is experiencing pregnancy as a close observer for the first time.

He was just shy of three when Beatrix was born. During my pregnancy with her, he kissed and patted my belly when prompted. He dutifully said hi to the baby and liked to lift my […]

The vicious, unrelenting, gleeful attacks on Sarah Palin and her family makes me absolutely ill. It’s like watching Orcs go after Frodo. These attacks aren’t limited to one side. Leftist blogs and pundits are having a field day with her “hypocrisy”. Far-right conservatives think she should just go home and bake cookies. Those of us […]