Alice celebrated her first birthday nearly a month ago, and I wouldn’t be totally honest if I didn’t admit that the day was filled with…
Abundance
Each new season of parenting has made me look back on the one before and wonder how, exactly, it was that I thought the milestones…
Home
I am a big believer in the power of home. The presence of the people that you love can make any place home. I’m not…
The Good Old Days
The light was brilliant this afternoon, as it often is this time of year. I am a sucker for good light, so even though there was…
October, pt. 2
Yesterday I hinted at something big that had happened in October without giving the details. Today I tell all.
The Reality
What was supposed to happen was school. Music lessons, math, some geography rabbit trails to botanical gardens around the world.
He Orders Our Days
For the first time since March of 2020, Christopher is traveling. It’s not been the trip he planned, but it’s so clearly been the one…
Priority Tetris
It’s funny how a disruption to routine, well… disrupts your routine. For several years now, I’ve blogged in the wee morning hours, in relative quiet,…
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
I had another one of those interactions this week that I admit left me slightly speechless. I’ll come back to it in a moment. But…
Two Years
Yesterday was the two year anniversary of my mother’s passing. I felt off and tender all day, and was honestly quite grateful when it was…