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 | Oct 16, 2018 | exceptional boys, lead, raise
As I sit here, my boys are heavy on my mind. Our girls, our boys, all of our children hold weight in my thoughts. By all accounts the five sons we are raising fall under privileged white boy status. We are not wealthy by any means, but that is not the privilege I am...
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 | Nov 8, 2017 | lead, raise
My husband sat near me as we went through the details of the day, a rare uninterrupted moment in our loud and full life. As we talked about schedules and family logistics, he looked at me and said, “I have wanted to ask you, when we had a chance to talk, about what...
