Category: Family Life

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 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…

Name one place nearly everyone in East Tennessee has been at least once. If you said Dollywood, you’re right. If you didn’t say Dollywood, that’s probably because you…

Yesterday I hinted at something big that had happened in October without giving the details. Today I tell all.

Nothing like going a whole month between posts. So much has happened that I really don’t know where to start, so I mentally winnowed the past…

And then, one day, the light mellowed into a golden glow, and the breezes rustling the treetops brought the first handfuls of leaves to the…

Half a year has already passed since Alice joined our family. We’re well into the rhythm of making space for her presence. There’s a not…

We went away for a long weekend. It was our first time away for more than a night or two since we moved to the…

Jude started violin last week. After his week at strings camp, he was utterly smitten with the idea of learning more. He’s literally been around…

One thing that’s been on my mind a lot lately is health. (Gee, I wonder why.)  This has been a super challenging year for me physically.…