The first full week of summer has come and gone. The kids have spent their days at camp and several home improvement projects are underway. The weather has been a soggy mess for weeks, leaving me with an overgrown lawn and a yearning to be outside. I miss my morning walks. Summer always seems to... Continue Reading →
The End of the School Year
Another school year has drawn to a close. Unlike 2020 and 2021, my kids spent the entire year in the classroom. Which felt like a major accomplishment... until my 10-year-old tested positive for Covid with only two remaining school days left. He was quite bummed. To be honest, I was also bummed. It's not like... Continue Reading →
Anguished Screams
I first heard the news via a Facebook post from a teacher I know. She wrote, "I know that thoughts and prayers do not bring back the murdered." I didn't have to read further. I knew that another mass shooting had occurred. I opened my CNN app to read the headline: Deadly shooting at Texas... Continue Reading →
What Is Missing
For a long time, writing was only on the periphery of my life. I started blogging when my oldest son was born. It was 2009, and "mommy blogs" were all the rage. Some blogs ended up taking off, turning their writing into a career (Jenny Lawson, Jen Hatmaker, and Glennon Doyle come to mind). If... Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day Is Complicated
I'm in bed right now. My kids (with the charge led by my 12-year-old) wanted to bring me breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. They made apple cheddar biscuits and pancakes. And though I heard a lot of squabbling while the food assembly was going on, they were quite proud of themselves when they brought... Continue Reading →