As I write, I’m sipping a pumpkin spice americano with cream, admiring the golden leaves still holding on for dear life as the nights get progressively colder. Today sunlight streams in through the windows and a blue sky helps gratitude come easily. I’m painfully aware of how short this season is, ...
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Confessions of a Struggling Mom
“Mom, we decided we don’t want you to work while we’re at school,” my daughter reported, little brother nodding in agreement.
“Oh really?” I asked. “Why not?”
“We like it when you’re home. We just want you to be at home all day, even when we’re not there.” Her words were matter of fact, their ...
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Creating Space to Be Who You Are
Since I stopped working several years ago, I’ve really missed my desk. It wasn’t particularly noteworthy or attractive--but it was mine.
A heavy metal beast, it had survived several decades traveling from classroom to classroom, the formica top peeling in places and brown circles from various ...
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Brave Enough to Keep Trying
Since I was in elementary school, I have fantasized about performing in a Broadway musical. It doesn’t matter that I have the vocal giftedness of a robot—a dream is a dream, and it was mine.
Blame my parents for taking me to see The Phantom of the Opera when I was ten. Everything about the ...
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In the Midst of Struggle
I zipped up my running jacket and stepped out into the cold drizzle, a biting wind blowing against my face. Taking a deep breath, I resolved to make it a short run and started down the street. My thoughts swirled with reluctance as the chill penetrated each layer and settled into my bones—it was ...
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Why We Can’t Avoid Pain
As I write, I’m sitting in the waiting room of my kids’ pediatric dentist, trying to distract myself from picturing my five-year-old daughter under general anesthesia down the hall. To say my mama heart is aching is a massive understatement.
Brooklynn is getting her front tooth pulled out today ...
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