Shhh.....
My daughter came home from kindergarten the other day and said she had a secret. She had a funny little smile and twinkle in her eye....
Kill The Beast
We recently took the kids to see Beauty and the Beast. We were concerned that it might be too scary for my five-year-old, who has an...
It's Not You, It's Me....also, It's Not Me, It's You
The other day I was rushing through the grocery store, trying to remember as much as I could off the grocery list I left at home. I was...
Who Has It Worse?
My husband and I switch back and forth between who is at home with the kids and who goes to work. One day a week the kids go to my...
To Ourselves, About Ourselves
Yesterday my five-year-old got frustrated and under her breath said,“I am so stupid.” Most moments, this child is confidence personified....
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,...
My Junior High Self
Junior high was awful. It doesn’t feel like there is any way to ease into the topic, other than to just put it out there. Junior high...
Blind Spots
My husband and I recently saw a movie that we could not stop raving about. Then my parents saw it, and they definitely did not rave...
Sacred Sadness
It’s strange how some days, some moments, stick with you, and years later come back, almost as full of color and life as the first time...
The Case for Conflict
It became evident very early in our marriage that my husband and I have completely different orientations toward conflict. I hate...
