So often it feels like the same old thing: Wake up, do the chores, drive the places, cook a thing. Over and over – Lather, rinse...
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There was an initial heavy thud followed by three or four quick bangs before my college roommate, Katherine, landed at the bottom of our...
Tick tock, tickety tock. I recently “celebrated” a birthday…celebrated in quotey fingers because I’ve reached the point in life where...
The last month as a mother has emptied me of myself. It’s been the hardest one I think I have ever had. I am grasping tight to all that I...
Last week, I made a day trip to see my grandmother. It’s six hours of driving. I loathe driving. It is possibly one of my least favorite...
I gingerly put my Mickey Mouse, the one that came all the way from Disney World, in my Strawberry Shortcake backpack and grabbed my Pac-Man...
I was just lifting my coffee mug to my lips, when suddenly my husband was leaning over to me, phone in hand. His eyes were big, and...
By 8:00 this morning I could just tell. I could see the look in her eyes every time they darted for a painful second to meet mine. All I...
Having teenage daughters is much like having an Advent Calendar: Every day a new treat inside. Except, with this Advent Calendar, the...
Before school even began I’d felt overwhelmed, to be honest, just from looking at the bell schedule alone. It really feels like parents...