Tag: life lessons

This is what I know now: sixty is not for the faint of heart. I didn’t ease into it. I arrived here after years of...

For a long time, I thought kindness was the most important thing I could teach my kids about friendships. And it is important, but it...

I must have been told by my kids a thousand times, "You never admit when you are wrong! You never say you are sorry!"  I...

My kids have taught me a lot about myself that I didn’t previously know or acknowledge. I never before realized, for example, how much...

Picture It: Monday, 7:30 a.m. You're wrestling with your toddler to get his jacket, shoes, hat, and mittens on while keeping a close eye...

Sometimes clarity doesn’t come from trying harder, but from creating space. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how difficult it can be to hear ourselves think....

I'm not going to bore you by going on and on about all the ways motherhood has changed me. You won't hear me erupt...

Some of us had been counting down the days, waiting for a new year to come. While simultaneously, many of us had no clue...

When will my teens listen and understand that I want what is best for them? When will they realize that mom KNOWS what is...

It’s been almost a year since my husband passed, and lately I’ve been reflecting on what this year has really been: survival, distraction, and...