The Shape Shifting of Parenting

When my girls were very young, they were almost always in my line of sight. Whether they were reading or watching a movie (at the time it tended to be on one of our laptop screens) or playing, they were within glancing-up-at-them distance. I don’t know if they were as...

No Match for Writer’s Block

Although not nearly as strong physically nor as prone to wearing tights and a cape, I do believe writers, like me, hold one thing in common with the likes of Superman. We have our own version of Kryptonite, and that is . . . Writer’s Block. And, like Superman, writers...

My Dragon Slayer (Saver)

I am not an outdoorsy person. I suppose I should have preceded that statement with the now-popular catch phrase, unpopular opinion. No matter. I am a city girl through and through. I do not love hiking (I have gone and don’t hate it, but it is not one of my go-to...

Teenage Wisdom Is NOT an Oxymoron

At least a few evenings recently, I have enjoyed some deep and wisdom-focused conversations with my teenagers. Believe it or not and contrary to some popular-culture memes, teenage wisdom is not an oxymoron as some may believe. In fact, I have grown to appreciate the...

The Write Time

When I graduated from high school, I remember all of the different conversations that circulated around us as seniors who were in the midst of one of our first big transitions—where were people headed after graduation. By that time, most of us had heard from the...