[box] Today’s post is in response to the requests of many of you. The ones who wrote to me and said, “It’s not my kids who I need to limit their electronic usage, it’s myself.” Or those of you who wrote me and said, “I’m afraid I am the one who is missing out because […]
He had been talking about the upcoming lunar eclipse for days. Charting the moon for weeks for a school project. Explaining to me the science behind it all. Clearly I slept through elementary school science. It never was my favorite subject. I awoke at 5:00am like every morning, stumbled my way to the coffee machine, […]
We pulled into the Goodwill drop off lane when I realized we had a few minutes to spare. We could always make time for a real-life treasure hunt. That week Andrew had been talking about how much he would love to have his own pair of rollerblades. He stressed his own and brand new. Taking my […]
I’m so honored to share an interview today with Lisa Marie Darling. If you have little ones, you will not want to miss meeting her here today. Lisa Marie created Little Darling Company. “Little Darling was born from the belief that music has the power to heal and create harmony in our children’s lives. Music […]
Photo credit: Justin Anovick Dear Boys, I love watching you play baseball. Not because I want to see you hit a home run, not because I want to see you make the play, not because I want to see you win tournaments. But because I get to see your character tested and developed. When you […]
Dear Boys, The button pushing has reached new heights. It was sly the way it snuck in on us. A few times that I let slide opened the door further. A few more times multiplied like gremlins doused with water. Suddenly we found ourselves in a situation of running from alarm to alarm, to the […]
“Dad, do you want to throw the baseball?” As Steve answered yes, I thought back to all the times he told me he couldn’t wait for the days he could throw a ball in the yard with his boys. One of the many dreams of a dad. Something comes alive in Andrew when he slips […]
