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My Sister’s Promise: Deception Pass Bridge
In the slight exhale before her words form, resolve overtakes defeat. “I promise you, my little sister, one day, I will take you away forever.” Deception Pass Bridge, Washington I...
Parenting After Trauma: 5 Things I’ve Learned As I Work Through My Own Childhood Trauma
Lilly, Sam, and I just finished reading The One and Only Bob—Katherine Applegate’s sequel to her Newberry Medal Winner, The One and Only Ivan. This book is a sweet, funny,...
Reveling in the Ordinary
I find joy in what most people must think is a mundane, ordinary, even frustrating routine—the 5.1-mile, traffic-infested daily drive from our home to my kids’ school. Every morning my...
5 Journal Prompts That’ll Transform Your Life
Pop culture seems to always portray transformation as just one task, one quick fix away. Organize your closet and your life will fall into place, or all it takes is...
Creating Home
I really wanted a mudroom. I envisioned our kids throwing their shoes and sports equipment onto the tiled floor and stowing beat-up backpacks in personalized cubbies. In my mind's eye,...
A Little Bit About My Success
My definition of success has changed over the last 25 years: First, I wanted to live clean and sober and as I worked to achieve this success, I learned the power of a...
A Little Bit About Me
At a glance, I might seem as normal as any middle-aged, professional woman, happily married with two children (and a dog!) living in the suburbs of Massachusetts. This picture...
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