Normally, it's pretty easy for me to build up a head of steam and some excitement about Christmas. What's not to like? Pretty light...

Reading has always been my escape, well, as long as I can remember anyway. But like a lot of readers I've talked to recently, falling in...

I lean towards optimism in most circumstances, trusting that time and energy spent can improve most situations. At least I believe that no...

More Disney! (See our earlier thoughts here , here , here , here , and here ) To put these in perspective for my daughter, I told her that...

If you've been reading these posts, you already know my husband got us a subscription to Disney Plus, so my daughter (age 12) and I have...

Welcome to part three of the Bryant Disney+ project, in which the youngest Bryant and I watch all the animated features in chronological ord...

I'm ambivalent about Disney. The company has created a lot of stories that I've enjoyed in my life, but they have also helped fe...

This month I'm writing one post for each letter of the alphabet, all on the theme of "Letters to Dead Writers." You can see...

This month I'm writing one post for each letter of the alphabet, all on the theme of "Letters to Dead Writers." You can see ...

This month I'm writing one post for each letter of the alphabet, all on the theme of "Letters to Dead Writers." You can se...

One of the family traditions we established as soon as my husband and I married was yearly watching of "It's the Great Pumpkin, ...

There are a few times of year where excitement vibrates in the air, maybe especially the air around children. A kinetic joy bubbles up an...

Well, that went fast. Eighteen years sounds like a long time, but when you spend it raising a daughter, it goes by in a blink. I delivered...

April and May are milestone months in the Bryant family. Three of us have birthdays (me, the youngest child, and the pup). Both our dating a...

http://c711100.r0.cf2.rackcdn.com/iStock_000004923298Medium.jpg I'm a modern woman. I bring home the bacon (at least the part my hus...