It’s the time of year when much ado is made of resolutions, and your son or daughter might be excited to make a one now. But sticking with resolutions can be difficult for many young people. Where do they start? How do they set a measurable, realistic goal? Can they...

By Sherida Mock On stage, Aara Krumpe dazzles in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker. In fact, during this native Texan’s 15 years with the company, she has danced numerous roles—Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the Fairy Godmother in...

It seems like everywhere we look, we see or hear a headline story about Ebola. Fears about it have spread throughout the U.S. In fact, anxiety over Ebola is much more contagious than the disease itself. Why is there such a widespread fear about Ebola, and what can we...

There was a time when most people didn’t give a second thought to where their morning coffee originated. They didn’t wonder who tended the plants, how much that person was paid or if they worked under fair conditions. They happily sipped, unaware of the working...

 The adoption process is often compared to a roller coaster. Many prospective adoptive families spend months or even years completing paperwork and waiting for placement of a child, and some encounter significant setbacks along the way. The journey that ultimately led...

The Biscuit Brothers reflect on a decade of bringing families together through music  by Sherida Mock Depending on when you start counting, the Biscuit Brothers—popular live musicians and stars of the PBS children’s show—are either on the cusp of celebrating their...

Every year on Halloween, my grandmother would make a dreaded meal: liver and onions. Before my mom and her sisters could go trick-or-treating, they had to choke down that dinner. I think it was Grandma’s attempt at balancing out all the candy she knew would be coming...

By Sherida Mock   In April 2013, Jodi Sorenson was 28 weeks pregnant, building a new house and settling into a new job when she and her husband, Adam, received shocking news: Jodi had stage 2 breast cancer. Within days, they were immersed in the lingo of cancer...

  You’ve just gotten the kids settled into the school routine, and you’ve managed to shoe-horn all the extracurriculars into the family calendar. Now a coach or teacher pulls you aside: Can you help with the fall fundraiser? If just the thought of raising money makes...

   “Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.” —Lemony Snicket   It’s not that you need to plan for being trapped in an elevator, but if it were to occur, creative tools like...

 JB Hager and Sandy McIlree, the popular morning radio team, have worked together for nearly 19 years. We sat down with them to talk about their families, their downtime and the five months they were off the air. Tell us about your families. JB: I’ve been married for...