I’m Still Here.
Last week, I received a sweet email from a reader, saying that she was missing my posts and that she hoped everything was okay. And this morning, my Facebook inbox was graced with a photo of an...
View ArticleMy Favorite Parenting Strategy
A few weeks ago, I blogged about Cee’s long, drawn-out process of getting ready in the morning. She was maddeningly slow at changing from pajamas to her clothes for the day, but she also insisted on...
View ArticleTwo Mom-Driven Media Ventures You Should Follow (and Support!)
I want to take a minute to highlight a couple of newish media ventures that I think readers of this blog would love. Funnily enough, both are a little old-fashioned. One is a literary magazine, printed...
View ArticleHopeful for the New Year
I, for one, am not sad to see 2013 go. It’s been a rough year for me. I haven’t been blogging about it – haven’t been blogging about much of anything, actually – and I think it is time for an update....
View ArticleEmerging: A Book, a Pregnancy, and Summertime
I'm back. In so many ways, I feel like I'm coming up for air after a long, long time.
View ArticleIntroducing Our New Baby Boy!
I think it's time to officially introduce you to our new baby! If you follow me on Facebook, you know that our baby boy was born just before Christmas, and if you're not on Facebook, you've probably...
View ArticleA Bedtime Conversation with My Daughter
In which I try to explain to my 4-year-old, who loves to stall at bedtime, why my time after she goes to sleep is so important to me.
View ArticleA Letter to My 3-Month-Old: On the First Season of Your Life
You are 3 months old, and as your mother, there is something I must confess to you: I haven't yet cracked open your baby book. It sits neatly on my nightstand, undisturbed and unmarked, while a...
View ArticleAfter Another School Shooting, Doing My Best to Parent in a Scary World
Since last week’s shooting at Umpqua Community College, I’ve been thinking a lot about the problem of gun violence in our country. This isn’t a typical topic for me, but of all the things that we worry...
View ArticleCome and Gone (A Miscarriage Remembrance)
I realized, late in the day, that today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I want to send a big virtual hug to all of the families that are hurting, today and every day, because of babies...
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