The Heart of the Matter

Choosing Kindness

I was tired and crabby yesterday and knew I needed to go the store for wrapping paper. Turning into the Rite Aid parking lot, I was stopped mid-turn by a...

Choosing Kindness

I was tired and crabby yesterday and knew I needed to go the store for wrapping paper. Turning into the Rite Aid parking lot, I was stopped mid-turn by a...

Glowing up

“When am I going to glow up?” my daughter asked me, sitting in the passenger seat of our van in the driveway. We had just returned from school shopping at...

1 comment

Glowing up

“When am I going to glow up?” my daughter asked me, sitting in the passenger seat of our van in the driveway. We had just returned from school shopping at...

1 comment

Five Miles to Somewhere

In three days, Michael* taught me a bunch of things about my life and his.  It was 2010, and I needed to sign 5000 books for Toys R Us. The timing was...

2 comments

Five Miles to Somewhere

In three days, Michael* taught me a bunch of things about my life and his.  It was 2010, and I needed to sign 5000 books for Toys R Us. The timing was...

2 comments

Give dad the gift of your words

Like many moms, the Father’s Day gift thing always gave me trouble. How many Home Depot gift cards, tools, or tee-shirts could I gift through the years? So when my...

2 comments

Give dad the gift of your words

Like many moms, the Father’s Day gift thing always gave me trouble. How many Home Depot gift cards, tools, or tee-shirts could I gift through the years? So when my...

2 comments

A different kind of award night

For once in my life, I have something in common with Justin Bieber. After a Billboard Music Awards show, he said this:  “I don't know about these award shows ......

A different kind of award night

For once in my life, I have something in common with Justin Bieber. After a Billboard Music Awards show, he said this:  “I don't know about these award shows ......

Appreciation is Good for the Heart

Let's be honest. It’s often easier to criticize the outcome than appreciate the effort behind it. This past weekend, my daughter holed herself up in room for hours on Saturday,...

Appreciation is Good for the Heart

Let's be honest. It’s often easier to criticize the outcome than appreciate the effort behind it. This past weekend, my daughter holed herself up in room for hours on Saturday,...