Aging Parents

My mom is in a hard season of life. Her memory is no longer what it used to be. She knows what is happening and it's hard for her.  A retired schoolteacher and principal, she’s a smart and well-read lady.  She forever thirsted for more knowledge and always wanted...

Dear Mom and Dad, I get it.  I freakin’ get it! It took me a while but I finally think I know what you meant when many moons ago, in a heated moment, when you told me, “One day, you will understand.” Wait.  Understand what?  You never answered me but those words...

Life is funny. My youngest starts high school in the fall.  It feels like a big step-- it’s my final rodeo before being an empty nester.  Where did the time go? I swear I was just a new mom, all cute and perky and ready to produce the greatest kids in the world. ...

Last night I had dinner with a group of women I treasure. We have been friends since our now college-aged kids were in pre-school. Dinners with them are one-part catching up, one-part alcohol and one-part laughing our asses off. We are linked together through the...