Author: Dena Abramson Babb
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Social Distancing Week 2…The Next Right Thing
Friday, March 27, 2020…2:37pm We’re at the end of week two. Shortly after I posted last Friday, we got word that our school district extended remote learning until at least May 4th. So we are looking at a minimum of 5 more weeks – but my gut is telling me they may not physically return to…
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Social Distancing Week 1…Adjust and Readjust
Friday, March 20, 2020…1:06pm It’s been a week since our school district made the announcement that students would be remote learning until at least March 27th. This week has been both the longest one ever and the shortest one ever. I would say the same thing about each day of the past week, and each…
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Air Traffic Control Parenting
On a recent evening while my man-child was at a friend’s house, my husband, daughter and I headed to our neighborhood Mexican restaurant for dinner. As we were walking out the door, I made a comment about needing to check in on the man-child because he had not confirmed a pick up time. In response,…
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Zero To Thirteen In A Heartbeat
Somehow in both the moments when I was watching and in the moments when I wasn’t watching, the little ball of wonder and energy who entered the world in a hurry morphed into a powerhouse young woman (who is still in a hurry!) Today she is 13. She is compassionate, curious, creative, physically strong, and…
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Our Invisible and Unwelcome Family Member
My son is living with anxiety and depression, but the entire family lives with the fallout caused by his anxiety and depression.
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New Decade Non-Resolutions
As we count down the hours to a new decade, it seems to me that more than new year resolutions, we could all benefit from some thoughtful life choices that hold both community and personal well being side by side. Don’t make resolutions. Make conscious decisions to live and love one moment at a time…
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Imperfect Christmas Wishes
My wish for you this holiday is to let go. Let go and find the space to rest, to love your people fully, and to find your own peace, joy, laughter and togetherness among the imperfection.
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How Much Can You Handle?
Sometimes there can be an odd sort of symmetry to life. Something happens in one part of life and then is unexpectedly mirrored back to you in a different part of life. We’ve experienced this recently with the exact words, “How much can you handle?” coming first from the man-child’s psychiatrist and then from my husband’s…
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Faces Behind the Statistics – World Mental Health Day 2019
Worldwide more than 300 million people of all ages live with depression. My 13year old son is one of those people, but he’s not a statistic and he’s not defined by his diagnosis. See the faces and know the stories behind the statistics. #WorldMentalHealthDay is a reminder that there are real people behind the statistics.…
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(My) Saving Grace
Tomorrow is “Gotcha Day” – the one year anniversary of the day Grace joined our family. She is the best impulsive decision I ever made. We “rescued” Grace, but she has “saved” me over and over again in the past year. In her memoir “Leaving Church”, Barbara Brown Taylor tells about a time she was invited to speak at…
We're All A Little Broken 