Welcome Henry! #Birth #Family #Relationships
Grow love bigger. That’s one of our family’s mottos. And Henry Christopher did just that when he was born this past Friday night. He is literally bigger, weighing in at 9 pounds 6 ounces and […]
Month: April 2014
Baby soundtrack. #Family #Music #Lifestyle
Waiting for a first baby to arrive brings eager anticipation and fun projects. Yesterday my daughter made a gorgeous fruit tart. Today, we’re listening to songs that include the word “baby” and are connected to […]
Solving #relationship triangles. #family #purpose
Curiously, I’m involved in two very different relationship triangles. The first is a challenging learning experience. The second is life-giving. Years ago I learned about relationship triangles via family systems theory. Since then, I have striven […]
Waiting for baby. #Relationships #Parenting #Spring
My daughter will have her baby any day now. This Easter I’m away from my husband and sons in Arizona so that I can help her and my son-in-law in Washington. As we celebrate Easter […]
I write because a kind old professor showed me how. #Education #Growth #Brave
The nagging sense of being an academic fraud was a part of my soul since childhood. In the small, poor schools I attended, I reasoned that it was easy to be labeled smart. As the […]
Organized pantry wards off gremlins. #Happiness #Brave #Home
Gremlins are pretty sneaky. Sometimes they look like pasta, at other times they look like a high school coach. What all gremlins share in common is that they want to make mischief and steal happiness. […]
Cookies, MyFitnessPal, and now. #Health #Food #Brave
Eating a cookie, listening to classical music, and sipping tea this past Sunday, I was happy. And not just because of the deliciousness of the cookie but because, for the first time in a long […]
Family Love Does More 
