Make a Wish – Part 2
In the first part of this post, I talked about World Mental Health Day and how the significance of that date was different for me this year, as my son…
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Make a Wish – Part 1
October 10th. World Mental Health Day. Also the day before my son turns 13. When he wakes up tomorrow he will have made another trip around the sun while living…
It’s Okay To Keep Walking Away…A Letter To My Middle School Aged Kids
Dear O & K, Yesterday, I watched you both walk away from me and toward your middle school. Together you walked for the first time toward a shared experience that…
On the Bookshelf – I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
I am a reader. It’s one of the ways I define myself. Sometimes I read to escape. Sometimes I read to grow. Sometimes I read to laugh. Sometimes I read…
Grace, Grit, and an Unfinished Story
The idea for this blog first took root in my heart as I sat in the sanctuary of Riviera United Methodist Church on Maundy Thursday of 2016. This is the…
Unexpected Visitor
As we were finishing up dinner tonight, we heard a voice at the front door saying “Hello?” It was a friend of my son who he has not seen in…
We're All A Little Broken 