Ordinary Days of Extraordinary Love

Some days tend to be more ordinary than others. This is not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it a good thing; it simply is the thing—the ordinary day. Even so, I do not like to mistake ordinary days for ones filled with ordinary joy and definitely not filled with...

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...

The Night Sky & Boston’s Skyglow

When I was in my late 20s I lived in what I consider the greatest city in the world, to borrow a line from the Broadway musical, Hamilton, and others. Except for me, that city is Boston, hands down. Don’t get me wrong, I love New York, with its energy and skyscrapers...

Don’t Wish It Away

At some point during the early weeks or months of parenting your new little one, someone will tell you that you will miss these days when they’re gone. At that same point during those early weeks or months (or first two or three years) of parenting your new little...