Pushing the buttons
Before our schedules became too busy for family trips in the summertime, we used to take an annual trip to a high-rise condo at the...
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Mar 19, 2022
Like a child
I work at a preschool a couple of days a week. I know that these kids ranging from one to five-years old will eventually grow up to be...
Oct 4, 2021
Still a shock
Twenty years ago I had the shock of my life. After a year of unsuccessful attempts to have a baby, I had finally seen the coveted two...
Jun 7, 2021
Framily
A couple of years after our youngest son joined our family, I took Ezra to a birthday party for a school classmate. When the party was...
Sep 23, 2020
Difficult things
This morning, while I was walking my 3rd grade son to school, he asked me the question which I hear nearly every morning: “Why do we have...
Feb 5, 2020
The last tooth
Our youngest son lost his last tooth today. There was little fanfare, just him showing me a giant-looking molar resting at the bottom of...
Jan 26, 2020
From the mouths of babes
It’s my pleasure to work at a Mothers’ Day Out program at my church two days a week. Within the walls of our little preschool, I get to...
Dec 30, 2019
Claimed
I heard a story on the radio a few months ago about a woman named Maris Blechner. Her first son died just after childbirth, then she...
Aug 5, 2019
No more playing
On Saturday, I helped my husband dismantle the wooden play set our kids no longer use. When we first bought it, a dozen years ago, it was...
Aug 27, 2018
Just another day on Venus
As I was listening to the radio recently, I heard some interesting facts about the planet Venus. I already knew a few things, like that...
Jul 9, 2018
Won’t you be my neighbor?
I recently saw the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?about the life and work of television icon Fred Rogers. I had heard it was great...
May 1, 2018
Read aloud
I didn’t always love to read as I do now, but I have always loved to be read to. My mom was a natural read-aloud reader. She used...
Mar 5, 2018
Family Reading Night
At the end of February, I was given the opportunity to speak at a Family Reading Night at my son’s elementary school. I spoke for about...
Jan 19, 2018
Cabin Fever
I’m not going to be that mom who complains about having her kids home for snow days. I’m not going to mention how they start the day...
Nov 28, 2017
Yeah. I’ve done a little modeling…
When Ezra, our African-born son, was struggling with his new language last year, we signed him up for speech lessons. At first it was...
Nov 20, 2017
Volunteering at the Book Fair
Earlier this month, I volunteered at my son’s elementary school Book Fair. Since I haven’t worked retail in 20 years, this felt like I...
Oct 23, 2017
No Fair!
This morning my 6-year old Ezra woke up on the grumpy side of the bottom bunk. In his defense, it was a dark, rainy Monday, and none of...
May 19, 2017
FREE
This morning, as I was walking around the back of the house after watering my flowers, I spied a lonely Cozy Coupe sitting forlornly by...
Jan 11, 2017
Knowing your audience
I am privileged to spend five hours of most every Tuesday and Thursday with a group of 4- and 5-year olds. I teach preschool at our...
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