It’s there. Out in the not so distant horizon. A childless house is coming, in just a few short months. My husband and I began our lives together as a family of seven. We look forward to having time for just the two of us. Still, the idea that my days of raising children are …
Embracing Sensitivity
Sensitive souls are the ones who “get it.” We feel what others are feeling. We have empathy.
Learning to Listen
IGNORANT: 1. (often disapproving) not having or showing much knowledge or information about things; not educated an ignorant person/question Never make your students feel ignorant. 2. not having any knowledge or information about a particular thing ignorant of something At that time I was ignorant of events going on elsewhere. ignorant about something He’s ignorant about modern technology. …
Life Without Regret
My life is far from perfect. I have made many mistakes. I have suffered loss, and experienced heartache. I have failed, gotten up, and failed again. I have learned to keep going. Until about a year ago, I’d say I had few, if any, true regrets in life. I had things I wished I could …
There are No Do-Overs
My twins recently graduated from their respective colleges. They’ve both now started their “adult” lives. I had no idea how hard it was going to be to let them go. It was different than when they went to college. That milestone we prepare for from the time our children are born. We bide our days …
Moving Forward
There are times in all of our lives when we are faced with the inevitable reality that life goes on. Typically, this is a reassuring fact that reminds us that we will get passed whatever obstacle we are facing. At times, however, the idea that we will move forward is the very challenge we are …
It’s Ok to Not be OK
I’ve started numerous posts over the past few weeks and none seems to be worthy of publishing. It’s such an odd time. Somehow a blog on blending families or becoming a partial empty nester doesn’t seem of significance. I keep trying to make them relevant. It’s not working. As I’ve reflected on my own life …
She’s Speaking, and Our Daughters are Listening
While watching the VP debate, I wanted to focus on the issues. I didn’t though. Not much anyway. Instead, I was attending to the body language, the hand gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice. I wondered how many people were watching the same, taken in by Mike Pence and his straightforward, genuinely calm, stern …
Seeing Others
Author’s Note: Exposing our high school selves is difficult to do. Writing about my 52-year old self is easy. I have no problem revealing my current imperfections. Somehow I feel more protective of the teenager I was. This story highlights the naivety of my youth. It’s awkward to tell, but, somehow, seems very pertinent today. …
When Kids Grow Up
I miss my kids. They’ve been away for a while. The older two for most of the summer, my younger one for nearly two weeks. It’s one of those downsides of divorce. They have other places to go with other people, even in the middle of a pandemic. But, it’s more than just this temporary …