If you were to ask my dad to name his parenting super power, he’d almost certainly spout off a self-deprecating answer like “giving lectures my kids ignore.” I’d say he’s partly right: ...
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If you were to ask my dad to name his parenting super power, he’d almost certainly spout off a self-deprecating answer like “giving lectures my kids ignore.” I’d say he’s partly right: ...
It was one of those unicorn days, when everything seamlessly falls into place. The weather was beautiful when we emerged from the YMCA, and the twins’ gymnastics class had let out right ...
Moonlight steamed through the window, casting a frosty glow across the patchwork bedspread tucked tightly around my twelve-year-old frame. Downstairs our grandfather clock sang out eleven hearty gongs, and I could hear ...
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” ~ Winston Churchill I hope you are enjoying this holiday weekend ...
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” —Cardinal Meymillod Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who has birthed or raised or ...
It’s 7:00 in the morning, and I already feel like throwing in the towel for the day. In the hour that my kids have been awake, we’ve navigated two meltdowns (one involving ...
“Easter, that utterly gratuitous gift, is ours. It is with us in the ordinary fabric of our lives. Like a fog-shrouded morning where death and sorrow reign until the fullness of life ...
The kids and I learned about Ancient India in our History textbook last week, and our reading introduced us to a number of Eastern religions. As we read through the tenants of ...
‘Tis the season for heart-shaped chocolates, crimson roses, stolen kisses, and crushes revealed: no doubt about it, love is in the air! I’m not opposed to a great romance (not the flash-in-the-pan, ...
Question: What happens when you combine my favorite time of year with my thirst for random knowledge? Answer: A list of 28 totally random but fascinating holiday trivia! I had so much ...