I know it has been many months of sleepless nights and all you want is to lay your head down at night and find uninterrupted peace.

Simplifying allows us to stop spending all our time and money trying to live up to the American dream, and others idea of success, and lets us spend our time and money growing as people and as families.

In the early days, I just assumed I would meet someone and marry again.

Mom has had stuff stashed away for the grandkids since before there was an inkling that there might be grandkids.

It may seem weird to plan for no plans, but I’ve found that my days feel more spacious when there's a balance between activity time and unstructured time.

Maybe the toughest job isn't parenting, maybe it is making choices that are best for everyone—including you.

 I realized how important it is to strive for compassion when interacting with others, to use gentleness and kindness as a guide. 

He's grown through the years and he's about to step out of high school, and maybe through college doors, or maybe into the world. I'm afraid things are going to warp speed ahead.

Everything else of sentimental importance or financial worth, my mom and my uncle believed, had already been given away by my grandmother, during her lifetime.

One year ago, I was swallowed by depression after our 4-year-old was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.