Each Thanksgiving, I take inventory of the things I am grateful for. While I am never more or less appreciative, one year to the next, there are times where events like births or deaths act as glowing reminders of all that we are blessed with (and, more soberingly, how quickly those things may be lost). This
Tag: Friendship
A week ago, a good friend of mine organized a long overdue couple’s day/night out. We planned on trying something new: a game in an Adventure Room. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, you a group of your most awesome friends must complete a task (e.g. getting out of a
Dear Daughter, I beg of you, please don’t become someone who bullies. It’s not that I think you have it in you. I don’t. I desperately want to think of bullies as mean spirited little humans that come from mean spirited big humans. But I think bullying escalates because of mob mentality. It can start with one
Dear Friends, Acquaintances and even Husband, I want to help you. I want it all to be ok. And not just ok, easy. And wonderful. You mean a lot to me. It seems like I have a million reasons why I can’t be the friend/person/mom/wife I want to be (or used to be). Here they
The love I have for my friends runs deep. I grew up with a tight knit group that originated in a kindergarten class room. We spent countless hours creating memories. From girl scouts to soccer games and from sleepovers to proms, the only thing on our schedules was each other. Similarly, in college, I was lucky
At a recent girls’ night with my friends, one of my friends called her closest friend at the table “her person”. For those of you who are not avid watchers of Grey’s Anatomy, she was referring to the relationship between Meredith Grey and Christina Yang. They were each other’s “go to” person for…everything. This
I am consumed with my sons. I inhale “Jackson” and exhale “Justus.” And not for a moment do I regret that. They are my life, my world, and my heart. What I struggle with is finding a balance between them and everything else. I recently wrote about my desire to reconnect with myself; however, I’m
Early in my parenting journey one of my good friends said something to me that I’ll always remember and I often repeat to myself and to others. It usually starts like this – A friend or co-worker and I will be talking about our young families and she’ll say, I should really stop doing this
Early in my parenting journey one of my good friends said something to me that I’ll always remember and I often repeat to myself and to others. It usually starts like this – A friend or co-worker and I will be talking about our young families and she’ll say, I should really stop doing this
This morning, the fates were with me to finally get in that “nice”, long run I’ve been trying to schedule. Between my life and mother nature, it’s been tough. But not today! The kids are at Gran’mama’s. I am off from work. The snow hasn’t started (that would change the second the door closed behind me).
