The pages of my life are turning ever so quickly, and the next chapter is approaching with hasty anticipation. My…
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What My Struggling Teens Really Need From Me
You may have heard the adage that a mother can only be as happy as her least happy child. I…
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A Letter to My Eldest Son on His 18th Birthday
I cannot believe this day has arrived – the day I have simultaneously anticipated and dreaded. The little boy who…
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I Do Not Have an Instagram Perfect Life (and Why That is OK)
You know how social media is flooded with back to school photos this time of year? All parents must post…
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Farewell, Summer
School starts on Wednesday for all of my kids except Andrew, who goes back next week. I am usually more…
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The Most Important Thing I Have Learned in 17 Years of Parenting
I do not take parenting lightly. Teaching my five children to be respectable members of society is a massive undertaking, and I…
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Reflections on Raising a Spirited Child
He was seven years old and as headstrong as they come. A perfectionist to the core, he could not handle…
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