One of our typical vacation experiences involves the rainy day movie theatre trip. With our family spread from married to middle school, it’s rare that everyone is in one place for a trip to the movies. So when we had a rainy day on vacation we made a day of [...]read more

Every summer, for the last 25 years, I’ve spent summer vacation in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. And for each of those years, I’ve been with my favorite people in the world: my family. Sometimes I put a lot of pressure on myself, and those around me, to have a great [...]read more

I’ve always worried. It’s part of my DNA. Ask anyone who chronically worries and they will tell you they don’t really like the way it feels to worry. I spent a lot of years trying hard not to worry. I tried to reason my way out of worry. If it [...]read more

My husband showed me a video this week that struck me about how we change. It was about a man whose co-workers created a bike that turned opposite compared to a normal bike. When you turn the handlebar to the right the front wheel turned left. And when you turned [...]read more

There are three dads in my life who I’ve seen up close. They faithfully love me and my children. They are all hard working and love their families deeply. And in many ways they couldn’t be more different. One loves to take risks and start new things. Another faithfully finishes [...]read more