When You’re Over-Scheduled and Exhausted
About a year and a half ago some friends and I decided we wanted to go see a movie together. We were sitting on the back porch after dinner, and a new, popular “mom” movie came up in conversation. There…
When You Can’t Find the Balance
My youngest daughter has a new phrase she likes to throw around. “Can’t you spare a few minutes for your child?” She likes to use it when I’m working on something of my own and she needs me to do…
Marry the Man Who Makes You Coffee
On those days, those ships passing in the night days, when the best we can do is an end-of-the-day reminder that dinner has been kept warm on the stove, my morning cup of coffee is a touchstone for me. It…