We are a few days away from our oldest one’s high school graduation. I’ve been hesitant to write about graduation in general for several reasons, maybe the biggest being that I don’t want to tie a bow on it and be done with this season. I know this event doesn’t mark an ending as much…
When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite things to do over spring break was to spend the night with my grandparents who lived in a nearby town. Most every time we did so, they would take us to their small town mall—notably the home of KB Toys and Showbiz Pizza. I’m not…
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I’ve touched this space. Parenting three teenage girls and trying to stay engaged with them and the people nearest us has taken up most every ounce of my bandwidth lately. This isn’t a bad thing, of course, but I do miss having an outlet and the…
January is being particularly January-ish this year. Cold, gray, snowy, icy, rainy, dreary,… long. Sometimes when the weeks stretch on without much sunlight or warmth, it’s hard to imagine spring or summer will ever return. If I’m not intentional about my reining in my thoughts, I can easily slip into despair over the whole situation. …