I’m the Friend Who Flakes Out Sometimes—Thanks for Loving Me Anyway
I recently read a quote that said, “Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come.” It resonated. Not because I don’t love…
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I recently read a quote that said, “Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come.” It resonated. Not because I don’t love…
Continue ReadingTo the friend who invited me over without picking her house up beforehand . . . thank you. You had…
Continue ReadingI read somewhere the other day that when a child is born, a parent is too. In my first few…
Continue ReadingI didn’t realize I was that mom at the playground. That mom who always smiles at the other moms even…
Continue ReadingMean girls aren’t like Regina George. If they were, it would be easy to know to stay away from them.…
Continue ReadingGrowing up, I was known as the teacher’s pet, the smart aleck—the girl who tutored older kids with their chemistry…
Continue ReadingGrief can truly be such a lonely experience after you lose a loved one. The loneliness isn’t necessarily because you…
Continue ReadingIt was Saturday afternoon and everything seemed on track for the upcoming teddy bear tea party at our local library.…
Continue ReadingI'm doing laundry today and as I sort and fold, I can't stop my thoughts from going to an anonymous…
Continue ReadingHey, soft-hearted friends out there. Empaths? Sensitive folks? This personality trait that is my greatest asset can also be my…
Continue Reading“VV really wants to garden,” I mentioned to my neighbor Laura one day in passing, “but we just haven’t found…
Continue ReadingI was so worried, so afraid. And I cried as I shared these worries with a few other moms at…
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