I went to a wedding a few weekends ago. All the kids came with us, too. We left Saturday morning and made the drive up to Grand Rapids. In the parking lot [...]

I have read enough John Irving novels to know it is impossible to construct a figurative protective dome around one’s family.
As our sons, Evan, 5, and Sean, 3, experience more of the world and its [...]

Christmas is my favorite time of year!  I find myself thinking and rethinking to decide on the perfect gift for my loved ones.   It’s easy to get caught up in the sales, deals, etc.  and [...]

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

Thomas Merton

I know she still needs me, but the ways are changing, and will continue to do so as my daughters get older. I want them to be independent, but just as much, I want them to know how much I love them.