Meitner, Lisa

All three of my girls were blessed with artistic talents. Between my mother and their great grandparents, they were born with a much higher...

I remember my mother and, when it came her time, my sister being absolutely consumed by the lines on their face and hands. Being...

Summer weekends spent with my grandparents were full and wonderful. My sister and brother were so much older than I was, it was as...

My youngest daughter got married this month. As a bride once, I was convinced this would be one of the chosen few best moments...

My mother was a bit strict. In her defense, I was a surprise addition to the family in my parents later years. I think...

All the recent news coverage of Hurricane Harvey as it strikes and stalls over Texas have brought my thoughts back to November 1982. I grew...

One of the many character flaws that I am guilty of, to a level that could be deemed premeditated – making any small function...

Preparing for our children's wedding is such a special moment in time. The summer my oldest, Aubrae, got married was a complete whirlwind of...

There is a thread that runs through my earliest memories from my childhood all the way to present time. Now, this is when I...

Over the years I have enjoyed sharing with my children the fact that, despite growing up in a time before car seat belts even...