Month: January 2018

My kids and I spent a lot of quality time together in the early days of this new year. Their dad left town on a business trip just as the flu and the bad weather hit – well played, sir, well played – and my parents were leveled by said flu. So it was that… Continue reading Finding the Flow in Family Togetherness

It snowed last weekend – incontrovertible proof that the prayers of children are powerful things. Admittedly, it wasn’t the raging winter storm of doom that had been predicted. Although the world shut down in anticipation – extracurricular activities canceled, schools canceled, grocery stores bare – we only got a couple inches of powder over top… Continue reading A Snow Day – At Last

This time last year, I resolved to “be brave” in 2017. It started as a joke and evolved into a totally sincere focus point for the year. Newly-divorced, newly-single-parenting, newly-home-owning, it seemed like bravery was really the most I could expect of myself in a twelve-month period. And you know what? It worked. I tried… Continue reading Reflections on a Year of Living Bravely