The house was full of life. By this, I mean dinner was cooking while one of our kids was shouting from upstairs, “Mom, can you help me study?” And the other by my side was asking, “ Can I have 5 dollars for my field trip? “ Our dogs were barking at their bowls for …Read More
The sun is fading on the last day of our family’s summer vacation. I am trying to internalize the mesmerizing ebb and flow of the waves, the soft breeze, the warmth of the sun on my skin, and the peaceful ease of this moment so I can store it away for later. Walking back to …Read More
It’s early February in snowy, icy, and blustery Eastern Pennsylvania where we experience all four seasons in their full glory. February is the armpit of months here. It is the month I find myself thinking that our retirement to the ocean is way too long to wait. I really want to run today, but the …Read More
Hear that? It’s 11:00 p.m. and a beautiful silence has fallen over our home with both of our girls sleeping away peacefully. They say that someday I’ll miss the noise and I try to believe them, but who are “they” anyway? “Do “they” recall the numbing shrill of tween battles, the endless bickering, the …Read More
