Have you ever had a moment that takes you back in time…back to a place of long ago, but yet to a moment that feels like yesterday? I had one such reverie this past weekend as we sat inside the house with torrential rain and high winds swirling all around us. After several consecutive days […]

I remember as a child counting down the days until my birthday and eagerly anticipating a homemade raspberry pie, presents, and a day filled with birthday cheer. I even added the “1/2” tag whenever I told my age because it sounded older, smarter, and one day closer to my next birthday. Then somewhere along the […]

It happens every year. The knot in my throat. The pit in my stomach. The big hugs and “I love you” as she slowly walks into her new classroom—all the while glancing back for my reassurance, all the while taking a huge piece of my heart. One would think I would have adjusted by now, […]

  It felt like time stood still as the past and the present intersected in a glorious moment that took my breath away. So many thoughts and so many emotions filled my heart as I watched my daughter sing her very first solo on the very same stage where it all began for me when […]

What is wrong with me? Why can’t I just relax?  Have you ever asked yourself these questions? Maybe it’s just me, but I sure have. In fact, a recent family vacation forced me to deal with this issue head on in a very unexpected way. We had been very graciously given a 3 night getaway […]