4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone
My tour guide days are over–for now. Our kids have all gone home after visiting our new home in a…
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My tour guide days are over–for now. Our kids have all gone home after visiting our new home in a…
Continue ReadingWhen I was young, the back of my father was like the biggest mountain in the world. He was my…
Continue ReadingOh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
Continue ReadingThat heart-wrenching moment when I received that phone call—the one that completely shattered life as I knew it. “He’s gone,”…
Continue Reading“Gray divorce” is a term that refers to divorce in couples over 50 years old. There are plenty of reasons…
Continue ReadingChecking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
Continue ReadingI'm sitting here on the front porch, and I'm sobbing. I'm finally grieving. I've finally reached the place where my…
Continue ReadingWith a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
Continue ReadingI lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him…
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
Continue ReadingDear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
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