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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

I’m Thankful for Friends, Family, Pumpkin Pie and — It’s a Girl!

November 26, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Christina Newhall takes stuffing from 2013 Thanksgiving turkey. Dad Jon helps. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Eleven things I’m thankful for this season. And, once again, pumpkin pie and stuffing make the list. Read more.

She’s Shaved Her Head Bald — Is Our Daughter Headed for the Dark Side?

November 19, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

the top of the head of a pretty bald girl. Photo by Barbara Newahll

Christina had shaved her head bald. What was next? Multiple nose rings? Twelve-inch fingernails? Scarification? Crack cocaine? Read more.

Mom With Kids — The Home Office Blues

November 12, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A 1986 home office with computer, crib, toddler and cat. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I liked being shoehorned into a 9-by-11-foot home office with three computers, a telephone, a cat, and a dear husband — most of the time. Read more.

My First Royalty Check Has Arrived — How Cool Is That?

November 5, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Barbara Falconer Newhall's book "Wrestling with God" is on display on a counter in A Great Good Place for Books bookstore in Oakland California. Photo by Barbara Newha

Hey! Hey! My very first royalty check has arrived. It’s not big bucks, but it’s real. Read more.

Isaiah and the Of-Courseness of God

November 3, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

the of-courseness of god. Beach grass at sunset on Lake Michigan's eastern coast. Photo by Barbara Newhall Barbara Falconer Newhall travels up and down Michigan's lower peninsula, visiting friends and family and putting on book events for "Wrestling with God."

Something is going on out there. Of course it is. It’s common sense. How else could things be, says Isaiah.  Read more.

The Center of the Universe Lives at Our House

October 29, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A newborn baby, a few weeks old, is held by his adoring parents. Barbara Newhall Photo

Children run the world. And everyone who’s ever had a kid knows it. Read more.

Our No TV Week — The Kids Survived, but Did I?

October 22, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

girl on tricyclle with helmet. Photo by Barbara Newhall

What would happen, I wondered, if our family had no TV for a week. Who would complain the most? Read more.

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Two Big Things to Do Before You Die (Your Dear Ones Will Thank You)

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As I see it, there are two big, big things to do before you die. Take photos of yourself, lots of them. And write your own obituary. Read more.

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