My husband and I have always been pretty strict about the kids’ bedtime. It changes and shifts as we need it to - during the school year it’s 8pm with reading until 8:30 and then lights out. During the summer it’s 8:30 with a 9pm lights out. We’ve found this works best for us because […]
Motherhood is hard. It doesn’t come with an instruction manual, and yet an entire life hangs in the balance: your child’s.
In this season of Passover and Easter I’m thinking about hope, and about chances, and about what really matters in life. What kind of man do I hope my child will become, in this day […]
There’s nothing quite like Sunday. The alarm clocks are off, the street is quiet, there’s one more day of leisure before the weekday grind begins again…
the kid is still up at 6:30AM.
As he was on Saturday morning, and as he will be again on Monday morning. Now, I actually knew a woman who was quite […]
We gathered today at the little church in the little town where my aunt once lived to say goodbye to her. I brought my son, and a backpack full of crayons, puzzle books, and snacks. Most of the family got up and had something to say about this wonderful woman: her daughter, her son, their […]
The Rev. Kelli gave me permission to reprint her words. I hope this helps all you mothers and fathers out there when it comes to teaching your children the meaning of love and the beauty of all colors…
White privilege exists, as does Black privilege, though the nature of each is very different. White’s gain the […]
In the morning, he comes running to my bed: SNUGGLE with me, mama.
When I pick him up from school in the evening, he holds my hand all the way home. “I love you, mama. I’m holding your hand all the way to our house because I love you so much.”
And when I tuck him in […]
Motherhood: A tough job, but someone has to do it
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