Words Matter
I have a profound love for words. So many of my favorite things in life have words at their center: reading, writing, conversations,...
Do You Need Anything? (Part One)
Several years ago, my life hit this perfect storm of hard-and-exhausting but not-quite-devastating events. Imagine the combination of a...
When you see THAT parent. When you are THAT parent.
Last night I was scrolling Facebook and I read a post from someone I knew in high school. She had witnessed a child having a total, all...
To Be Understood
My two-year-old daughter is in that amazing phase of language development where words are becoming sentences and entire worlds of...
"I'm Okay!"
My middle daughter is probably the toughest person I know. She seems virtually impervious to physical pain. Her mantra is “I’m ok!” ...
HURRY UP!
It amazes me how long it takes me to get out the door. Actually, I do fine getting out the door. It’s the three young children who...
The Lies Pain Tells
Not long ago I was talking to someone who is bearing a tremendously heavy weight. He feels isolated under the pressure of this burden....
Christmas Conflict
Every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving, my family goes on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. We go on a hayride, cut the tree...
