Monthly Archives: October 2021

Dad was dad and daughter was daughter. Parents were in charge and children were to follow their lead. Dad knew pretty much everything – whether gutter guards are worth it, what percent to put into my 401k, when the check … Continue reading →

I saw a picture this week that made me pause. That doesn’t happen too much these days, being numb and overstimulated, adrenal glands more and more like shriveled up raisins. The image was of honey bees, sleeping, nestled up together … Continue reading →

I’ve been dipping my toe into this parenting thing. A casual lurker on a mother’s group here. A voyeur in a parent’s group there. Casually skimming and scrolling, clicking and closing, catching the scents that are carried along the winds … Continue reading →

Remember to float occasionally. Float between the stories that connect us. Like beads on a necklace, links on the chain, this paver to that, one foot catching up to the other. The stories. They breathe life into a life, any … Continue reading →

My friend Josh asked me how it’s going today, in such a way that he truly wanted to know. I shared that, I don’t know Celeste, my four-month-old daughter. I don’t know her and she doesn’t know me. And yet … Continue reading →