What the…WHAT DID I SAY?!
Life is very full these days. From sun up to sun down, each moment of my day is parceled out in not so generous sums, and I'm slowly working my way to next Thursday when I will release all the strain, shut my eyes, and sleep for four whole days. Lee and I leave next week for a much needed...
One Small Box
Safety. I both long for it, and resent it. Everything about my life is safe, and for that I am truly thankful. I'm free to move about as I please, and so are my children, and there are moments when I truly, genuinely do not take that for granted. But there are more moments when I do take it for...
Being “Good” in a Drowning World
We spend most of these early, formative years with our children in the throes of training. Once we get them past the lumpy, squishy infant months where our main objective is merely to keep them alive, we move into the toddler years where, well, the objective is still to keep them alive. But a...
The Glamorous Life of the Stay at Home Writer
What's it like to be a writer? I hear this question every so often, and my first response is, "Super glamorous. I am practically famous. My office smells of rich mahogany." That's a total lie. Right now my office smells like a dirty diaper because it sits just outside the baby's room, and I...
