We are cruising into another Christmas feeling a bit frazzled. My 12-year-old continues to say that it doesn’t “feel like Christmas.” We’re in a new-to-us house this year, and I started a new job at the beginning of December that has changed our routines and been jarring for all of us. So everything feels a…
I haven’t been able to write lately. I think it’s partially because parenting three teen/tween daughters has humbled me into a place of silence on many issues. The world is so dark and heavy, and I’m unsure how to process or respond to that in helpful ways. And then we also recently moved, which is…
In less than a week my youngest child will finish her elementary school days. This feels like a major milestone since we’ve had at least one child in an elementary setting for the past eleven years. I’m not sure there’s another building where as much physical, social, and emotional growth takes place. The same tiny…
I came across a box of old trophies in our attic recently. The lid was so dusty I was afraid to open it for fear of what might crawl out. I went to a small elementary school and an average size middle school and high school. Like many firstborn children do, I put a lot…