Now this is a true story. It starts with an Internet urban legend and ends with a house fire and my dining room table. How's that for foreshadowing? Our beloved au pair was leaving to go back to ...

Learning to cope with stress goes deeper than following a list of suggestions in a magazine. Exercise, breathe, laugh, visualize, sleep, eat ... they all are good ideas, but they won't happen if you ...

Have you ever strolled along a picturesque beach in a foreign country and picked up a few seashells, a bit of sand or a few pebbles to take home as a souvenir? A Virginia mother and her 11-year-old ...