What Your Child Needs to Know Without a Doubt if They are Bullied
We don't talk about...bullying. Whenever I write a post like this one or share our experience, the response I overwhelmingly get is private: a...
The Powerful Win of Emotional Maturity in Sports (and Life)
He came off the court upset, face smeared in blood, dripping red down his arm, wet falling from his eyes. He was frustrated by the...
Dear Son, You’re One of the Good Guys
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...
To the Moms of the Big Hearts, Kind Souls, and World Changers
In these weeks, the re-entry, there can be some turbulence, yes? And not just for the kids. The transition of sending them back to school whether...
What We Tell Our Boys
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...
The Measure of a Good Summer + a free gift
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,...
The Place Our Boys Need Us to Meet Them
It’s evening, we are all gathered around the table, in between pickups and drop-offs, homework and practice, signing forms and organizing schedules,...
The One Critical Conversation We Aren’t Having With Our Boys
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...
Why I Won’t Forget My Son Had Cancer
We started the day like any other, my sweet baby and I ready to head out and enjoy the long awaited spring weather. Yet I couldn't shake a nagging...
The Amusement Park Secret to Life
I have been so tightly wound at varying times this summer for many different reasons, and aching for a day that we could enjoy time together. I was...
Gracefully Observing Rites of Passage
One of my most treasured times of the year is the week after Christmas before the blank slated new year begins. I can finally exhale and take in...