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50 is the new 80
My grandfather LOVED his birthdays. You have never seen a grown man so excited to celebrate the day that he was born. His favorite...
Letting the Spooks Fly
I was at HomeGoods the other day and I couldn't stop watching a mother and her three kids as they shopped for Halloween decorations. ...
Marriage advice from a surprising source
This past weekend we celebrated my in-law's 50th wedding anniversary and this Saturday my husband and I will celebrate 22 years of...
Free to be
There’s a preschool in our neighboring town that brings its students into the woods to play. I pass by them as I walk my dog. They...
Ch-ch-ch-changes
There are two types of changes in life. Those that happen to you. And those you make happen. The ones that happen to you require you to...
Painting in Progress
(This piece was originally published on Grown & Flown) “College is the best time of your life,” my daughter hears as she prepares to...
Don't Just Smell the Roses
I’m addicted to watching those Enchroma videos on Youtube. If you are not familiar with them, they are videos of people who are...
Under One Roof
I have a confession to make. Last night I was counting down the years until all of my children would be living their own lives - under...
Home with a Capital H
There have been a few times that my daughter made the slip up. “When I get home, I mean back to school,” she has said on a few occasions,...
Lessons of Love from the Laundry
It was a time when we were drowning in diapers, mounds of laundry and three small children. My husband PJ was working in a busy executive...
