We have a long and narrow driveway. Our house sits back from the street, and it takes the length of (insert some sort of football field reference), before your reach our garage. It's the type of driveway that makes you cringe when it snows, because you know the length of it might kill you, and you ... Read More about When there’s no fast-pass to the end of the drive
Losing Sabbath
Our first three-day holiday weekend living in Switzerland was the worst. We sat around eating bowls of dry cereal that tasted like sawdust, while the kids cast mournful glances at the refrigerator and my husband gave helpful suggestions such as “Maybe you should stock up on food in advance. You ... Read More about Losing Sabbath
Ghosts of days past
Six weeks ago, my husband gave me a roll of film (the old-fashioned kind), and asked me to drop if off at our local drug store. I received this roll with fear and trembling, as I knew its importance. My mother-in-law found it a few days earlier in a camera belonging to her late husband. It’s the ... Read More about Ghosts of days past
When your kids believe in your work more than you do
Today, I'm joining Emily Freeman as we take every Tuesday for the month of December to unwrap the gifts of our ordinary days. Join us? ................................ Under the coffee table, next to a stack of books I hope to read and a college-rule notebook filled with a list of submissions and ... Read More about When your kids believe in your work more than you do
Post-turkey talk: on parenting
Thanksgiving came and went in a whirl of highway miles, streaked with snatches of conversation we caught between mouthfuls of pie and wild little people. My people aren't so little anymore, and I watched, slightly amused, while everyone else participated in stain and noise management, while my kids ... Read More about Post-turkey talk: on parenting
Happy Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ... Read More about Happy Thanksgiving
