Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…
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“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…
Continue ReadingDear kids not yet parents, You may feel much of the story of your parents through the ways they raise…
Continue ReadingThere are jokes, sitcoms, and even movies about having adult kids returning home to live. This is because it happens…
Continue ReadingSisters, we don't have to be best friends. I still love you both. When I was five years old, sisters,…
Continue ReadingMy dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…
Continue ReadingMy parents bought me a beautiful Mediterranean-style, hope chest for Christmas that year, and I began saving juice glasses from…
Continue ReadingI have an affection for clocks. The oversized square clock acts as a divider between my kitchen and family room.…
Continue ReadingI will always remember the way it felt walking into my nana's house the first time after she died. I…
Continue ReadingMy mom was born in late October, and nothing pleased her more than a windy, raw, wet day when leaves…
Continue ReadingIt was the perfect summer evening in Cape Cod. We were on vacation and dining al fresco. A cool breeze…
Continue ReadingShe’s the woman standing ready to take her diploma. The one she received with honors and the one with an…
Continue ReadingDear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…
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