I walked out of my house that Sunday last June carefully carrying my newest culinary creation—blackberry jam cake…
Songwriter Hal David was stuck. It was the early 1960s, and he’d written the lyrics: “What the world…
Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was more than forthcoming in responding to our questions. Her answers were inspiring.…
I was in the longest batting slump of my major-league career. It was 1990, and instead of playing…
I was 15 when I got sick, really sick. At first everybody thought it was mono. All I…
How well I remember asking that question when I was young: “God, what am I supposed to do…
It was a beautiful spring morning when Mama and I set off from our ranch in Oklahoma for…
Most of us move through life looking for something. For years my search was for a sense of…
At a time in my life when I felt as if I were on a seesaw, praying one…
When I was four my brother, myself and another boy were clearing the ice for “curling,” a game…
It took place on Christmas Eve 1939. I had just arrived in England from Hollywood to volunteer for…
Eight months after setting out on the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, I was a mere 120 miles from finishing.…
