A funny thing happened last weekend. I turned on my computer to check email, and there were a dozen letters…
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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 wisdom & a Mother’s Day gift for you
A few years ago, I packed all my child-raising books into shopping bags and delivered them to the used bookstore. …
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Mending the world within our reach — and a video to inspire
I suspect I’m not the only one feeling a little wary and vulnerable in my skin these days. A week…
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Full house, full heart
I’ve sometimes wondered if I’ll spend the rest of my life missing my sons as the little boys they used…
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Waiting
You could say, we are waiting here. Waiting to find out which colleges will accept Jack for next fall. (So…
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Guideposts
Before the first winter snow flies here in New Hampshire, some of us pound stakes into the ground alongside our…
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