Yeah, I’m not quite ready to let my son go, yet. But the day draws nigh. Nigh! We are three days from “move in” day, and no amount of cheery videos featuring the Anderson University football team lugging boxes and bedding up three flights of stairs is making me feel better. I know—this is a … [Read more...]
11 #Awesomesauce Mom Observations about the Care and Feeding of Teenage Boys
They will not, under any circumstances, take Women’s Multivitamins. I believe this is rooted in an unspoken fear of sprouting Fallopian Tubes. If you take them on a Very Special Pilgrimage to the home site of your favorite childhood book—say for example “Anne of Green Gables”—one of … [Read more...]
12 Things I’d Love to Say to My Daughter’s Birth Mom on Mother’s Day
I know you think about Phoebe, our girl, yours and mine, every day, and wish things had been different. We think about you, too, with love and gratitude for your broken, beautiful sacrifice. I don’t know how it felt to relinquish her in this very room, but I can imagine it was excruciating. The … [Read more...]
My Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Read: “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin, a Book About Homesickness
BROOKLYN: A NOVEL The truth is, I had to fish "Brooklyn" out of the Goodwill box. In the van. On its way out of my house, unread. (It was the hardcover version, with its grey, washed out, unworthy cover.) I had bought it used for $6 at Schuler Books and Music, my favorite indie bookstore, knowing … [Read more...]
Last Downton Abbey Recap (SOB): Love is in the Air and the Times Are a Changing
I am not taking this well. In fact, I'm a sentimental puddle right now. Show of hands, who's with me? I hate goodbyes, even when the friends are fictional and the place is one I've never stepped foot on. As ghastly as it was to see our beloved Downton come to an end, I must say, Sir Julian … [Read more...]