Sacred
My family has dinner together every Monday night. We meet at my parents' house. My brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and I all come...
Easy Peasy
The other night at dinner we were talking about the woes of potty training, and my sister commented that my niece was incredibly easy to...
The Whole Story
One of my kids is particularly susceptible to fear. He is incredibly perceptive and aware, and therefore he sees danger and risk in...
Holding Tight, Letting Go
In one week and one day, the big yellow school bus will resume its route, stopping at the street corner right in front of my house. My...
Enjoy Every Minute
I have this vivid memory of standing outside the church one hot July morning. I was pacing with a screaming newborn, hoping that the...
Gold Stars
My husband and I recently went away for a long weekend. It was glorious. I drank my coffee while it was hot each morning, didn’t cook...
The Long Way Home
I went through a very hard season my junior year of high school. I felt betrayed and abandoned by people in my life that it had never...
The Good and The Bad
This weekend was Memorial Day weekend, and it was filled with so many things I love. We celebrated my daughter’s birthday, spent time...
Two Questions
May is an insane month. The end of the school year, spring sports, and closing programs for various activities. It’s finally not...
It's Complicated
My first child was born a few days before Mother’s Day. I remember that Mother’s Day so clearly. I was just in awe of his tiny, perfect...
