
Lindsey Lowe, the Tennessee woman convicted of murdering her newborn twins, was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 51 years in prison, despite her family pleading with the judge. Read more
May 21, 2013
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Lindsey Lowe, the Tennessee woman convicted of murdering her newborn twins, was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 51 years in prison, despite her family pleading with the judge. Read more

Marina Krim chronicled her happy children and their adventures in New York City in her blog- sadly, their trusted nanny now stands accused of stabbing 6-year-old Lucia and 2-year-old Leo to death before slashing herself in an apparent suicide attempt. A third child, 3-year-old Nessie, is safe. Our deepest prayers go out to the Krim… Read more

11-year-old Ali el-Sayed fooled his would-be killers in last week’s bloody massacre in Houla, which left more than 100 people dead, many of whom were women and children. Read about Ali’s terrifying ordeal and how his quick wits saved his own life. Read more

When 14-year-old Kelli O’Laughlin walked in on a burglary in progress at her home last week she was stabbed repeatedly and left to die. This morning was her funeral and also the day police nabbed who they believe to be the killer. 38-year-old John L. Wilson is in police custody after using Kelli’s own phone… Read more

Making homemade pizza crust is something I've tried to master for quite some time. I've even been known to say it's on my bucket list. How could combining some flour, yeast, and oil be so difficult? Why is it so

By Julie Samrick This weekend my kids wanted to go to the park. They wanted to swim. My husband said, "We need one day to clean up. Every room in the house looks like a hurricane hit it!" He went in the backyard

By Julie Samrick Dear Tracy, I am sorry I can’t make your bachelorette party later this month. I would like nothing better than to kick up my heels with you and dance, to celebrate the next wonderful chapter of

By Julie Samrick Can you tell what this is? It’s a clay gorilla, created in its entirety by my seven-year-old daughter. The school assignment was to create a rain forest animal at home and

By Julie Samrick It’s evident why 16-year-olds throughout America’s classrooms continue to read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby nearly a century after it was written. The slim novel is packed

By Julie Samrick Like many other little boys, when my now 9 and 10 year old sons were little they were obsessed with trucks. They could point out and identify every variety- cement mixers, big rigs, tow trucks, and

By Julie Samrick It’s hard to keep movie spinoffs fresh, and so is the case with Iron Man 3. Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Tony Stark, defense contractor turned Iron Man in the third installment of

By Lowry Manders I recently heard author Bruce Feiler interviewed on NPR about his book The Secrets of Happy Families and as I listened I thought to myself, “I have got to get a book published!” He is echoing so much of the things I preach (and try to live) about how to create happy ... Read more

By Julie Samrick “Christmas will never be as magical until you have children of your own,” my mother told me sadly after I declared there was no such thing as Santa Claus. When another little girl spilled the news to me at school, first putting any doubt in my head, I quickly lumped the ... Read more

By Erin Kurt Throughout the years of being a teacher, mother and parenting coach, I realized that there are some very powerful phrases, that if used consistently, can be extremely effective when parents are trying to get their child to listen or to get them to do something instantly. Here are ... Read more
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