Leaning into “those” moments … so we don’t miss out
Tears then ... smiles today. Fun memories of an Easter Egg Roll gone bad. Yesterday I sat behind a pregnant woman who looked like she could have her baby right there in the auditorium. I felt safe to ask her when she’s due. It’s the taboo question – one to be avoided...
Which is more loving… parents filing suit or a coach suspending?
From the headlines, a contrast presents itself. One looks like love. The other tries to disguise itself as love. First the disguise. Out of "love," parents in New York raced in to save their kids from consequences that threatened to "[spoil] their chances of getting...
Dress To Impress
“Mom … this week can we go dress shopping?” asked Barton. We had just dropped her friends off at their houses on the other end of Jon D William’s Cotillion class. Cotillion, the age-old effort to groom manners and introduce children to the art of proper social...
When the going gets tough…
So much on our plates. So many new territories. So many opportunities to walk, run and fly ... and to fall. And to get back up to try again - all while grooming the same approach to life in our kids. Sweet MOAT Leslie agreed to let me share this and the poem that her...
Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
I’ve had the chance to see my Kiera in the Tom Thumb check-out line a lot lately. She works the early morning shift. One morning I needed flowers. Another frozen waffles. It’s so nice and quiet in the early morning, I took extra time last week to go ahead and peruse...
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