I am driving away from the curb and one of my younger sons takes my phone and picks a playlist…
Basic Hysterics.
There was a moment two years ago where I lost my mind. I was standing on a public sidewalk about…
Here is a Way to Get Unstuck (part 1)
Tell your story. Then tell it again, but tell the truth. Then tell the story again but tell the truth…
Achillea
I worked for a small flower production farm during the summers while home from college. Part of the work was…
Gentle Reminders that Capitalism Does Not Care (Silver Linings)
President Obama was elected for the first time a week before my youngest son was born. The five of us…
Promotion
Notes From Last Summer The big boys finished 8th grade a few weeks ago. There was an evening ceremony packed…
The Kind of Friends Who
The first church I remember attending was the church across the street from my house. I assumed that everyone attended…
The Other Side of Parenting Small
“It’s a picture of someone in the water and he’s drowning.” She is giggling so hard she is having a…
Give Me a Run for my Money
It is no secret that I fixate. It is one of the reasons I do not drink, smoke or gamble…
Choose-Your-Own
In the vast landscape of childhood make-believe, where did you live your imaginary life? Who were your new parents? Were…