Family Life & Kids


Our First Time Family Backpacking

Our First Time Family Backpacking

This inaugural winter backpacking trip was a game-changer for our family.

He's still too cute for words

He's still too cute for words

He's grown. And the adventures have gotten bigger and the gear a bit more complicated but he's still too cute for words.

A hat for January

A hat for January

It's cold this month, January cold. A perfect month for a really warm hat.

Remembering my life preserver

Remembering my life preserver

I'm not adrift alone in the ocean, nearly overwhelmed by the waves. My life preserver is all the things in my life that carry and sustain me.

I'm all done crying (for now)

I'm all done crying (for now)

My days have lost their predictable rhythm and my usual coping mechanisms aren't working very well because life is simply not "as usual" right now. It reminds me of the early years with my babies.

For lovers and poets (and Damien)

For lovers and poets (and Damien)

We will pass and blow away my dear but while we're here, you with me and me with you, let's live this well.

At the beginning of this New Year

At the beginning of this New Year

I believe it will be hard but I know it can be done. And for right now, that's all there is to write.