Thoughts to help me process the tragedy of the Texas Hill Country 2025 Flood

I made my son 2,236 peanut butter sandwiches, but he didn’t need the last one.

The end of a lacrosse career and a Kenny Rogers song

Thirty-five years later, my mom’s lesson still holds. Keep trying to teach your children, even when it seems they’re not listening. Especially when it seems they’re not listening.

The end of a lacrosse career and a Kenny Rogers song

Some of the most important lessons our kids learn start in the toddler years.

One of the most important things we can teach our kids is to sit with their negative emotions.

Don’t accept blame for someone’s else’s emotions, and don’t blame someone else for yours.

If you get a Spring Break, take a walk in the natural world with the eyes of a child.

Every single thing we say around our kids matters. It becomes their inner voice.

That drive away from dropping your kid off at college is a knife to the heart.

I made my son 2,236 peanut butter sandwiches, but he didn’t need the last one.

A treasure tucked into my grandmother’s 1944 purse made voting extra special this year.

Learning to block out the noise and focus on ourselves is a very important life skill.

Thoughts to help me process the tragedy of the Texas Hill Country 2025 Flood

Happy Mother’s Day 2025 to those who celebrate it.

“A ship in a harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” — John A. Shedd

At the end of the day, each of us is just trying to get through the day. We are all trying to be normal.

Talk to your kids about their mental health. End the stigma. Don’t be afraid to ask the hardest questions.

Trigger warning (victims of school shootings).

My heart goes out to the 9-year-olds lost this week, and to all victims of violence.

It’s a pretty simple commandment. It doesn’t say “love one another only if they are like you.”