Tag: growing up
Reflections From My Holiday Address Book
It seems that we receive fewer holiday cards in the mail every year. A few friends have swapped paper for email, and others post...
Jars of Gratitude
Well, it's official. We're a theater family. Our weekends are spent shuttling from rehearsal to rehearsal. My money is spent on character shoes, opaque...
What Our Cheer Team Taught Us About Winning and Losing
I felt proud as I sat in the ballroom, watching our second and third graders perform their routine with all the energy and enthusiasm...
Double Digits
My oldest just turned ten—double digits! What is it about that extra digit that seems so monumental? We spend the majority of our lives...
Tiptoeing My Way Through the Tweens
My daughter has always had big emotions. She feels all the feelings. But lately, she’s gotten a little more… let’s say sensitive. We are...
Beauty in the Challenge
There is so much beauty to come out of challenges. I’m unsure if we have lost sight of this as a society, as we...
A Letter to My Oldest Before He Becomes a Teenager
To my first baby,
In just a couple of weeks, you are turning twelve. It’s the last year before you become a teenager.
You have walked...
Kindergarten: The Third Time Looks Different
It was a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and my youngest’s kindergarten door had just burst open on a...
From Grandmother’s House We Grow
I can’t believe my oldest is going into Pre-K 3. It’s literally like I’ve blinked my eyes, and here we are! Like most parents,...
Rediscovering the Magic of Reading
When I was a kid, books were my sanctuary. I would stay up late into the night, flashlight in hand, eagerly devouring the adventures...