You might get the impression when reading the phrase from my previous blog-post, "Snyders Are Tough" that the Snyder Rules are for...

Over the years, Paul and I have learned the value in being honest with each other about our struggles. Pretending that everything is fine...

It's been roughly a year and a half since I experienced a 7.1 earthquake. Doesn't seem possible that so much time has passed since then,...

Are you familiar with "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books? Yes? Ok, well, the Snyder Rules are nothing like those uplifting little gems of...

As we made plans to buy our house my dad remarked that we’d probably end up overlooking our view given that we’d see it day after day....

Today my sweet middle child woke up and just kind of fell apart. His big nine-year-old self climbed into my lap and he cried frustrated...

A few months ago I stood outside a patient’s room, researching her case history before going in to see her.  As I read through one...

This blog post is at the request of Jack, himself. “Mom,” he suddenly said this morning, “why don’t you ever post any of the funny things...

Somewhere between Halloween and the New Year, my brain decided to take a sabbatical. I’m serious. You know how I use to read tons of...

From the back seat of my car come the melodious sound of my children’s voices. “AHHHHH!! MOM!!! The battery on my tablet just DIED!”...