The Light Will Find You

“Do you want that little sundress for Vi? The one you wore in Spain when you were little?” my mom asked yesterday morning. My mom disappeared into the basement for several minutes, then came back holding it. The small white dress boasted Spanish looking red and green embroidery and was sprinkled ... Read More about The Dress

  Last winter when a friend was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, friends were asked to send mail. I sat down with Max at the dining room table with a few blank sheets of paper and a pile of crayons.   “Do you want to make a drawing for our friend? He’s not feeling well,” I asked Max.“Sure!” he ... Read More about Circles: What I want my son to know about death

“They each come with their own sack of love,” my mom always said. “Having Violet won’t take away love from Max or Scott,” she promised, knowing I was nervous about the transition of becoming a mother of two.  Loving another child was one of the few things I wasn’t terribly worried about. I knew ... Read More about Best of Attentions

    I have always known that success freaked me out a little bit. Fear of failure is pretty clear cut—no one wants to fail. But fear of success is murkier. The last blog post I wrote got 1500 page views. Compared to some very successful blogs, that is a drop in the bucket. For me, only a month into ... Read More about Fear of Success