You Can’t Do Everything

There comes a day as a parent when your kids realize you are not perfect and you can’t do everything. For some of us, that can be a hard day. For me, it hasn’t been only one hard day. Every time my girls remind me I’m human, every time they see my weaknesses and the...

When the World Tilts

Sometimes, despite my best efforts and despite all my planning, things still have a way of going awry and in those moments it can feel like the world has shifted from its expected and anticipated normalcy. You see, I am someone who likes to believe I have greater...

 Who I Am

I got together with a friend for dinner this evening and as we were saying our goodbyes, she said something profound, something that resonated deeply with me. She said, I’m so glad I’m a mom. I don’t know who I’d be if I weren’t. Being a parent has shaped who I am....

Anticipation, Excitement, Happiness & Joy

Perhaps one of the best parts of parenting is when you are able to participate in the pure joy your child experiences, especially when your child happens to be a teenager. There are many cool aspects of parenting, and there are likely as many or maybe more challenges...

Good Intentions Are Unreliable

There’s an expression, a popular proverb, whose origins are unknown but a form of it appears in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. The original proverb says, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and the Ecclesiastes verse reads, the way of sinners is...