I don’t know how parents of young children do it.  My brother and his wife have opened my eyes to a very important skill that all parents must possess:  the ability to keep a straight face while delivering discipline in situations that are just downright funny. A while ago, I joined my brother, his wife, and their three children for lunch in a Mexican restaurant.  The hostess showed us to our table and brought us...

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. Now you may have already heard of these pigs. Others have written about them. Their story has been told before. These are the same three little pigs that once feared the big bad wolf. You may remember that the first little pig built a house of straw. The second little pig built his house of sticks. But the big bad wolf came along and he huffed and he puffed and he blew their...