While highly and happily anticipated, making the transition from spring to summer is never easy. There’s something rough and tumble about leaving behind our busiest season. We’re all wrapped up in baseball, yet it feels […]
While glancing through material I’ve written in the past, I found this list of ways to show love to those closest to our heart, to our spouse and kids, as well as to our neighbors […]
The best children’s books make the impossible approachable. How else to describe the variety and depth of life revealed by a few carefully chosen words, or not, combined with apparently simple illustrations? The aim of […]
Why do little children say that they love their mama more than their daddy? If I were in a serious mood, I would offer that a child needs to feel connected to one person in […]
What is holding us back from expressing courage, compassion, and connection in our daily lives? The introduction to Daring Greatly by Brené Brown explains that leaders, workers, and parents want to live out these virtues. Yet, we’re impeded […]
There was something wrong. Ten years ago this morning, my nine-month pregnant self and husband, Dave, were peacefully pacing our neighborhood, in spite of our fear. My pregnancy had been uneventful if you don’t count, […]
Pregnant, a beautiful soul grows within me. Two souls close. Then birth of a daughter transforms woman into mother. Separations, brief at first turn long, breaking hearts. Souls grow closer still. Love endures, Beautifully. Creative […]
Family Love Does More 