38 and Growing

Maybe Not Every Corner

Maybe Not Every Corner

I might have been overambitious in my commitment to write every night until my birthday, especially as my husband has been out of the country. Therefore, here is my very...

Maybe Not Every Corner

I might have been overambitious in my commitment to write every night until my birthday, especially as my husband has been out of the country. Therefore, here is my very...

Training for the Olympics, Mommy Style

Training for the Olympics, Mommy Style

These were crazy days when seeing the light at the end of the tunnel seemed a pipe dream, and the phrase "Choose Yourself" would have made me laugh out loud....

Training for the Olympics, Mommy Style

These were crazy days when seeing the light at the end of the tunnel seemed a pipe dream, and the phrase "Choose Yourself" would have made me laugh out loud....

It's Not Halloween But I Have Plenty of Masks

It's Not Halloween But I Have Plenty of Masks

A reflection on what it is to be visible on my first blog, "38 and Growing". I've been thinking a lot about how honestly I present myself. None of us...

It's Not Halloween But I Have Plenty of Masks

A reflection on what it is to be visible on my first blog, "38 and Growing". I've been thinking a lot about how honestly I present myself. None of us...

Between Two Milestones

Between Two Milestones

I find myself standing between a bride's joy and a widow's grief. Discover with me the courage it takes to live and love fully — risks and all.

Between Two Milestones

I find myself standing between a bride's joy and a widow's grief. Discover with me the courage it takes to live and love fully — risks and all.

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What I Threw Away

Now, twenty years later, I want what I had, and I have to accept that it’s gone. I can get some of it back with a lot of work, but...

What I Threw Away

Now, twenty years later, I want what I had, and I have to accept that it’s gone. I can get some of it back with a lot of work, but...

Living in the Chaos

Living in the Chaos

I love my children. The Sweet Moments: What I Love About My Children I love the look of them. I love their smiles. I love, Love, LOVE the way my...

Living in the Chaos

I love my children. The Sweet Moments: What I Love About My Children I love the look of them. I love their smiles. I love, Love, LOVE the way my...