On the phases of life
It seems like a big shift is coming. Sweet Girl is finally at an age where I feel most similar to who I was and where…
Journal category
Motherhood
Why connection is so important
I am writing this on Sweet Girl’s 8th birthday. I have learned more from being a parent of this child than I’d guess she has learned…
Dear Lady Jane: as you begin 2nd grade
You know that Bon Jovi song that goes, “The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town?” I’m singing, “The kids are back…
What do we tell the kids?
Scene: The family car. Me: “Why are all the flags at half-mast?” Mr. B: “Ah, you didn’t see the news yet.” SG piping up from the…
Dear Lady Jane: you’re growing up
Sweet Girl, You never used to have all these ideas and opinions! Well, maybe you did, but they weren’t expressed with such moxy. I wonder if…