“Release your attachment to how things ‘ought’ to be and instead surrender to how they actually are.” Dr. Shefali Tsabary My husband and I are serial house renovators. We’ve owned four old homes and our kids have never known one without crooked doors or slanted floors. Obviously, we love old houses. But the problem is, there’s always work to […]
Last Saturday morning the alarm rang at 4:30 am. A cold, dark sky met my view out the window. I rolled over and thought of all the reasons we should not be going to the scheduled weekend event. We’ve been traveling so much lately, the house is a mess, the kids are exhausted, I have […]
“If Everything was Perfect, You Would Never Learn and You Would Never Grow.” Beyonce Knowles The December issue of Country Living Magazine is sitting on my kitchen counter. On the cover, there’s a pretty white farmhouse. In front of the house sits an old mint-green truck with a freshly cut Christmas tree on top. Every […]
Ever since Tucker left for his Gap year in England, I’d been counting down the days till our visit. In anticipation, I either wrote down, or said the following Intention out loud every day: “I am so delighted that our trip to England to visit Tucker was Magical and full of Ease and Joy.” Keep […]
A few weeks back, I shared a Mother’s Day tribute post. So with the arrival of Father’s Day, and my Dad’s birthday being just around the corner, I thought back on one of my most special Dad memories. My Dad’s birthday is on the 4th of July. For years we woke to the mixture of him blasting John […]
As my 18-year-old son prepares to graduate from high school in just a couple of weeks, a stroll down memory lane led to this piece I’d written six years ago. There’s such magic in seeing the connection between those boyhood moments and his emergence into manhood… When Tucker was a little guy, he’d fashion fishing poles out of sticks and […]
As Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking about my role as Mom and wondering what childhood memories will really stand out for my kids as they grow older. I assumed it would be those really extraordinary times, the ones that take lots of planning and big effort… The trips into Boston to the Museum of […]
Years ago, a dear friend introduced me to the gorgeous poetry of Mary Oliver. Although I adore so many of her poems, one in particular provided inspiration then, and has done so for many years since. And this beautiful spring morning was no exception. My hubby and I were both awake at 5:45. “How about a walk?” […]
10 Lessons on Having a Preemie 1.) You didn’t do anything wrong. After having a preemie, it is completely normal to feel guilty, ashamed and terribly afraid after giving birth to a preemie, but It Is Not Your Fault. You might never know Why your baby arrived early and sometimes you have to let go of the Why in order to move forward. 2.) Not everyone […]
Last week I felt an unexpected surge of courage and decided to email Arianna Huffington directly and pitch her a story idea. Not only was I surprised that she replied two hours later, but was also surprised to learn that she’d left her position at the Huffington Post to start a new company called Thrive […]