Can you believe this month—this year—is coming to a close? I cannot. Here's a quick life update combined with a few lessons I learned in October: You all sure know how to make a girl feel good after a hard week! Thank you for the well wishes! Signs proclaiming "Hot Firemen Ahead!" …
Looking for Context, Even When It All Goes South
I've had the kind of week where everything that can go wrong, does. Although it is beside the point, I'll just tell you that we discovered a long-time leak behind our kitchen wall when brown liquid started pooling on the kitchen floor and in the adjoining carpet. Then the sewage from the building I …
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The Tides Are Changing: The New Message for Moms
The tides are changing. Can you feel it? A few years ago, women took to the internet with a message: how to savor every moment of motherhood. It goes so fast, they told us. You'll blink and it'll be gone. We licked up these writers' words because the message resonated. "Yes! I want to remember …
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For When You’re Running
I know the trail well. I can picture each half-mile marker in my head. As I come through my favorite stretch of forest, where the sunlight pokes through the trees like open vertical blinds, I hit mile marker one. My legs are heavy, willing me to turn around. Luckily, my brain disagrees, and by the …
The Marriage Diaries: Surprise! I Was a Lousy Wife
Nineteen years ago today I went on my first date with my husband. And next spring we’ll have been married for 15 years. I was 20 years old when I said, “I do.” Or, as I often call it, stupid young. Of course I don’t mean to imply that all 20-year-olds are stupid or that getting married young is a …
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Dear Chase
Because the hustle of motherhood sometimes keeps us from really experiencing it, I find that jotting down a letter to one of my children helps me see him clearer for a while. See Quinn's letter here. Trenton is next. Today is Chase. I hope my letters help you see your children a a bit more, …
