Category Archives

Archive of posts published in the category: parenting

You’re Not Too Old: What If Age Wasn’t an Obstacle?

Phyllis Sues is 94-years-old and still dances and does yoga every day (and wants to…

Letting Our Hearts Break for the Forgotten Ones

A few weeks ago, my husband and I watched the movie Lion. For those unfamiliar,…

Technology and the Destruction of Childhood

The other week, after Reagan graduated from preschool (I’m still recovering), we went to Chick-Fil-A…

Preschool Graduation: The End of an Era

  Yesterday Reagan, my adorable, precocious, witty, funny, intelligent, charming five-year-old had his preschool graduation.…

When Mother’s Day Hurts

  My mother passed away a few days before Mother’s Day, in 2004.  At the…

Running the Race That Matters

On Saturday (Apr. 29), I ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, which benefits St.…

Happy Birthday to You, Reagan!

  Happy birthday, Reagan! How are you FIVE already? It just doesn’t seem possible. You…

Grief and Hair Bands

  It’s been almost 13 years since my mother passed away. Although I’ve felt her…

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