Mommies Are Tired
I test drove motherhood this week. I was one of 18 chaperones on a three-day trip to Savannah with over 200 8th graders. I love these trips, but they are […]
Tag Archives: family
Mom: A Mother’s Day Tribute
Mom. Such a simple word, yet so loaded with meaning and memory. It’s where we all come from. It’s what we simultaneously yearn for and yet try to escape from. […]
Community
Yesterday was my favorite day of the entire school year. We took over a thousand students, over a hundred teachers and staff and a couple hundred parents out into the […]
Missing
I woke up this morning with that dull ache that comes from missing someone. I wasn’t surprised to feel that void – Brock is out of town, I don’t see […]
I’m Blaming the Aliens
I woke up this morning, on my last official day of spring break, to more cold rain and an empty Kindle battery. I was feeling lazy and wanted to […]
Court Ordered Pause
Brock and I were in the car the other day when an ad came on the radio for a local divorce attorney (these have increased lately – I guess there […]
Through a Child’s Eyes
Through a child’s eyes. What do we mean when we use this phrase? These words that try to capture the wonderment and excitement in the youth as they […]
You Shouldn’t Feel That Way
You shouldn’t feel that way. Get over it. You’re overreacting. Have you ever heard any of those statements? Those remarks that leave you angry and confused. Shackles up, yet questioning […]
The Secret Keepers
My ex husband came from an alcoholic family. And if there is one thing alcoholic families excel at, it’s keeping secrets. My ex learned his role from a young age. […]
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