Bloom Where You're Planted

I am feeling vulnerable about my son tonight. In 24 hours I've gone from a peaceful acceptance of him and his choices to a tearful ...

We recently took a family vacation to some big cities. We did some incredible things, and I am glad we went. If this were a normal blog, I w...

I went with my husband on a pioneer trek last week in the searing heat and blowing Wyoming wind, and we were a Ma and Pa to six teenagers w...

I'm feeling at loose ends tonight. My kids are out of school for the summer, and they're scattered in different directions, and I am...

I felt a tremor in the universe yesterday as I learned from a recovery friend what she had just learned. Her allegedly years-sober hus...

Confessions of a conscientious woman not acting so conscientiously: * A few days ago my son pointed out that the fourteen thank you notes ...

I woke up very early this morning, not because my alarm went off, but because the anxiety in my body thrust through the thin layer of sleep ...