This is the number one question I get asked, "Why do I have to have a blog?" I know the question comes from a place of frustration. Blogs...

On cultural appropriation vs. celebration, I would like to say that we have said a lot recently on the subject of appropriation but not...

“About that assignment,” and I see my son shrink in the backseat. Which, considering he’s almost six feet tall is quite a feat. ” Did you...

I now have two middle schoolers. Before school even began, my daughter excitedly discussed all the things she wanted to do to her locker....

There’s a wobble in his voice, “I don’t know, I just wanted to do more stuff.” My son and daughter are currently camping in California...

Last week we were in the home of some acquaintances. You know when adults and kids are kind of forced into mingling situations. Adults...

I purposely didn’t write a story on Valentine’s Day. Not because I’m anti-Valentines, though I am, but because this year I didn’t even...

Let me just start off by saying that I don’t believe in designated gender roles. If my daughter wants to wield a soldering iron, she has,...

Every year, I say, “This was a crazy summer!” And every year I mean it, but then the next summer is even crazier, busier, more exciting....

To the 21st-century, I say the art of journaling is alive and well. It’s just taken a different turn. I’ve read so many great articles on...

I’m in a “So What?” stage of life right now. Do you know this one? It’s that niggling feeling in the back of your mind that tells you to...

If you know anything about me or have read any of my posts in the past, you know that Valentines is not my favorite holiday. So, when I...

Sunday, I submitted the final paper of my Masters program. After almost three years of weekly homework, I’m done. No more required...

It’s National Whipped Cream Day. We keep track of strange things like that around here. Makes life interesting when it’s National Eggs...

Tonight, we’re sitting here in bed relaxing. Friday evening cuddles, with me already under the covers and the two of them like puppies...

If I were to describe my family I would start by dividing us up into two groups, “the doers” and “the thinkers”. Two equally fascinating...

Yes, it is officially Fall around our house. Leaves fall, get raked up, and back again. Pumpkins, Halloween, these are all indications of...

What do you do on your down time, left to your own devices? Around our house it’s a trip to the library, find a good book, explore the...

Hey there, my newly nine year old daughter.  I see you.  You’re getting so tall, so mature, so very, very silly.  I love you! You sit at...

Eleven has always been my favorite number, the perfect symmetry of it. I couldn't help thinking of that this morning when I woke up and...