Doing the Right Thing—for Themselves

There is a popular meme that circles social media from time to time regarding making plans to attend and event or get together with friends on one day, usually when you’re feeling energetic and ready to take on the world, and, then, on the day of the actual event, the...

Steeped in Joy

Every now and then, as I move through my day, my eyes will fall on my two teenagers and I will experience a familiar feeling, a feeling that is an amalgamation of wonder and gratitude and love. I don’t know about the experience of other parents, but ever since these...

I Love What I See

As I settled into write this afternoon a young man asked me if I was working from this office location that is where I hang out waiting on one of my girls. He was curious and asked me several questions about my job and what I did. I told him I am the mama to the 17...

Love in Scrambled Thoughts

There are days I sit down at these keys and I wait. Wait for the idea to come into focus. Wait for the words to crystalize and begin to flow from my brain to my fingers and to the page. Wait for things to come together the way they usually do. I suppose I am spoiled...

We All Matter

When I was young, I remember there were certain times of the year when my teacher would send home a thin-papered, two- or three-paged catalog filled with books and books and books. And we were allowed to pick out one or two books, filling out that flimsy order sheet...