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Bearing Up Under Stress 23 Aug 2013 | 03:45 am
If we know each other in “real life” please do not read the rest of this post. Because if you read the following story and I swear you to secrecy, you may have the best intentions, but something could...
Choices 15 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
I have no control over what happened to Jack. I can only control my reaction to it. I used to whine to my mom about my sister, “Mom, Liz makes me so mad!” Mom’s annoying response was always the sam...
Moving on Up 6 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
So, we're moving. I've been waiting to tell you until the sale on our current house was final, but it's been so hard not to share what these past months have been like. You, my dears, are such a huge...
Along Came Sally... 3 Aug 2013 | 09:15 am
When I found out I was having a boy, it took me a while to get used to the idea. I've already written about being a high school teacher, and keeping my male students a bit at arm's length, at least wh...
Checking In... 31 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
We are on vacation in the land of generous people. Remember the last time I was here and had to rely on the kindness of strangers? That was a healing trip with plenty of alone time to write and to cry...
A Royal Birth 24 Jul 2013 | 06:37 pm
Am I the only one who cried when ridiculously beautiful Kate walked out of the hospital doors holding her precious baby yesterday? I promise I was crying over how sweet the moment was, not because I ...
Turn Down Service 19 Jul 2013 | 12:19 am
I just cleaned the kitchen counters. Well, not really cleaned, but recycled the piles of papers that were stacked up. I put the cereal bowls from the counter into the dishwasher instead of into the si...
ALL CAPS! 9 Jul 2013 | 02:18 am
My CAPS key got stuck today while I was trying to write. It made me think of one of my favorite books, A Prayer for Owen Meany, because Owen's words are always represented by ALL CAPS due to his very ...
Lean in or Cut and Run? 4 Jul 2013 | 10:24 pm
Friday, Tim and I climbed into the car after an ugly argument. Margaret was already at the campground a few hours away with my sister's family. This trip was starting so differently from those in t.....
Under the Yucatan Sky 26 Jun 2013 | 07:28 pm
The stars shone more brightly than I’d ever seen before. We were so far from a city, a town, or any electricity, that we were able to make out individual stars against the inky black sky in a way tha...
