

What You Can't See
Sometime this fall I smashed my toenail. My youngest was sitting on one of our bar stools, and I went to shift the stool to get into a...


What Happens Online...
Imagine there is a place you visit every day. In that space you can meet and interact with people you know and love. You can make new...


Picture Perfect
The week of Thanksgiving is one of my favorite weeks of the year. There are very few things that bring me more joy than watching my...


Stuffed
One year my family went to the Cheesecake Factory for my birthday. I don’t remember exactly what it was that my brother ordered, but it...


Witness
The other night I looked over at my husband and noticed some new lines around his eyes, a few gray hairs sprinkled at his temples. He is...


In Comparison
Last Tuesday was Halloween, and, as in living rooms across the country, my children came home to examine their treasure. They sorted...


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,...


Rest Well
My middle child doesn’t fall to sleep. She crash lands. She is one of those children who seems to have an on/off switch. She is either...


Be Still
I have three children. All three of them are adorable, affectionate, funny, and creative. And loud. They are so, so loud. There is...


This Is Not About The Election
I am not going to write about the presidential election. I want to, because honestly it’s the most haunting thing about my Halloween...