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For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
Continue ReadingIt’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…
Continue ReadingI love watching my daughter with her two young children. I find that I have to blink a lot when…
Continue ReadingI heard the best message today as I walked the Rail Trail. It wasn’t a podcast. It was the chatter of…
Continue ReadingOur children are mostly grown at this point. Mostly. There are no toys lying all over the house. Clothes and…
Continue ReadingTonight my husband and I started decorating for Christmas. It’s different now. We slowly put up the tree these days,…
Continue ReadingFor months, I’ve braced myself. Even with COVID-19, I knew the day would come: my youngest would move away for…
Continue ReadingI have dreaded it for years—my nest becoming empty. From the first time I looked at each of my heavenly,…
Continue ReadingI lie alone in my bed on a very normal Wednesday night at 11 p.m. in our sleepy, little town.…
Continue ReadingThey used to line up to watch me leave. Even if I was just running to the store for 10…
Continue ReadingJoy, frustration, pride, worry, heartbreak—they all play a role in the drama that is motherhood. Unbelievably, I’ve been acting out…
Continue ReadingI talked to a neighbor recently who is expecting her first grandchild soon. She excitedly told me about how her…
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