A few weeks ago, I called my son Jack for advice. I’d been invited to California to speak to parents…
Read More
parenting journey
The parenting road doesn’t end, it just changes, until you look back and marvel at the distances covered and the transformations that occurred along the way. Newborns turn into kids with skinned knees, adolescents become college students far from home, and one day a grown son pulls out his credit card and offers to buy you dinner. I wouldn’t have traded any of it, not even the sleepless nights. Writing is a way of remembering. Read more about my parenting journey, or browse the archive of stories below.
parenting advice
the family we choose
“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may…
Read More
saving Jake —
a mom’s story & a give-away
Since writing last week about my son Jack’s addiction and first steps in recovery, I’ve been inspired and humbled and…
Read More
first steps
I just got off the phone with my son Jack. He touched in as he often does these days after…
Read More
best books for mindful parents
— and a give-away
Twenty-five years ago, as a new mother trying to figure out what kind of mom I wanted to be,…
Read More
finding goodness
When I was child, my dad’s dental office was attached to our house. On one side of the door was…
Read More
