by admin | Jun 17, 2020 | exceptional boys, nurture, raise
An open letter to my oldest on his 15th birthday. You turn fifteen today in the near middle of this wild and crazy year, and there’s this thing I have been meaning to tell you about who you are. I have let fear keep me from saying it because well, you’re only...
by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | nurture, raise
It is that time, we find ourselves still in the lingering glow of the new year. The threshold has been crossed with wide-eyed wonder and possibility. Promises that this year will be the year echo everywhere. At two weeks in, reality begins to seep into the edges of...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | adventure, nurture, raise
Summer is over. It has been for awhile according to my boys. If you entered a craft store at some point, you were being sold its ending in July, when the foam pumpkins dared to take up position on the shelves. Inevitably once the school bell rings on that first day,...
by admin | Mar 6, 2018 | lead, nurture, raise
It’s evening, we are all gathered around the table, in between pickups and drop-offs, homework and practice, signing forms and organizing schedules, we have this precious time together. Looking in, it would seem anything but — we are loud, a mouth is open while...
by admin | Jan 2, 2018 | lead, nurture, raise
We set our gaze to the days ahead with a thrill of hope, we have rejoiced, and we hold close the anticipation of what the brand new year may carry for us and for our family. As we ease into the beginning, I cannot help but wish these days of us all gathered together...
by admin | Aug 9, 2017 | lead, nurture, raise
I see you struggle and I see you not give up. Standing there muddied and bruised, but there you are, still standing. Steadfast and weary, sometimes feeling you stand alone, questioning if it all matters, wondering if you are doing it right. Is it really supposed to...
