There’s a Drawing on My Refrigerator Where Only Dreams Used to Be
There's a drawing on my refrigerator in the place that was once used as the “command center” of all the…
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There's a drawing on my refrigerator in the place that was once used as the “command center” of all the…
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t what we had in mind—this 1914 house with one bathroom on a busy street but far from everything.…
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Continue ReadingThe snow was relentless, causing me to wonder if my February wedding would be snowed out. Regardless, it was pure,…
Continue Reading“Dream high,” my mother always told me when I was a kid. She wanted me to become a successful doctor,…
Continue ReadingI’m kind of a go-getter. Not always, sometimes I can’t go get anything. But I have a lot of dreams…
Continue ReadingMy daughter, Selah, and I are sitting on the couch watching The Nutcracker—the 1993 version of the ballet, starring Macaulay…
Continue ReadingDear kids, I have small dreams for you. Yep . . . you read that right. My dreams for you…
Continue ReadingRight now, I’m raising artists. Both of my children never sit down faster than when it is time to play…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, You stand here finishing the last two bites of an ice cream sandwich, chocolate wafer stuck to your…
Continue ReadingThey helped shape that boy you liked into the man you love. His eyes used to dance as he shared…
Continue ReadingI saw the look on Adam’s face as we turned the corner, and braced myself for the inevitable three-year-old’s howl. But…
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