Daily Thoughts
Do You See What I See?
When our girls were little, we read a lot of picture books and developed many favorites, including Harry the Dirty Dog, Olivia the Pig, The Day the Crayons Quit, and several by David Wiesner, including Art & Max, Tuesday, and Sector 7. One of the strong appeals of…
Seeking Out the Extraordinary
There is a quote from poet Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day that gets shared a lot on social media: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? But it is the two lines that precede these two oft quoted ones that for me gives these lines…
Can She Do It?
When I first announced this project to my family, first to my husband, for whom I had done a similar project right after we had our first baby girl, and then to my teenagers, it was only my 17 year old who wondered aloud whether it was possible for me to find 365…
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…
Catching Their Teenage Vibes
As I wrote yesterday, I am all about meeting my teenagers where they are because I love to find ways to connect with each of them. Of course, given that they are two unique, neurodivergent teens, they have equally unique interests. While there is some crossover and…