What The Ocean Has Taught Me

What The Ocean Has Taught Me

It is no secret to anyone that knows me, even marginally well, that I love the ocean. Not ponds. Not pools. Not lakes — or rivers. The ocean. I am wonderfully fortunate to live within an hour’s drive of some of what I consider to be the most beautiful...
Celebrating the Kindness of Strangers

Celebrating the Kindness of Strangers

About 5 weeks ago, I embarked on an online journey with 154 other women. I guess I was searching for something. I suppose it was a little bit of me just wanting to do something completely and totally for me — no kids, no husband, no family, no friends, no...
Leaving the Nest

Leaving the Nest

About 10 days ago, I was alerted to a bird’s nest by my two children. The nest sits nestled away in a forsythia bush right outside my bedroom window. Since the bush is on the north side of the house (and is long past bloom), it does not get much attention. So,...
Things I Love About You — A Photoblog

Things I Love About You — A Photoblog

You were perfectly pink on the day you were born, seven years ago. With your black tuft of hair, your kissable lips, and the broken blood vessel on the tip of your nose (that we can still see, if we look hard enough). I loved your sweet baby newness. Your warmth. Your...