Perhaps the observation that someone is old should be considered a crown of glory, a thing of beauty, rather than a slight.
About Sex: A Message To Our Daughters
Be something more interesting than the length of your legs, size of your bootie or whether you have adequate 'thighbrow.' Instead of sexy be real.
In The Garden, In The Kitchen
When I cook and garden with my kids my world is vivid and understandable. I feel like we have everything we need: confidence, connection, simplicity, love, learning, ability and each other.
No Longer Silent
Twenty-nine years ago, in a country halfway around the world, I was raped. Until now, only a handful of people knew.
Waiting In The Wings
There is another side to this passing of the torch – a sadness that I cannot deny. Because just as her star is beginning to rise, mine is beginning to fall.
Skating With My Daughter
I wonder, how many more years will she hold my hand, how much longer do we have to skate together, just the two of us?
A Letter to My Daughter on the Cusp of Her Fifth Birthday
Your daddy died nearly two years ago, and you still sometimes cry for him. I do too.
Boxed In
She has put her in a box and is now surprised when my daughter doesn’t fit into that box or any box for that matter.
A Bathroom Journal And Powerful Words
I got this great idea to put a journal and pen on the counter of their woodland themed bathroom.
Giving
As my big goal in life is to raise daughters who are compassionate, giving, strong thinking life-lovers, I recently decided we are going to collaboratively give more often. Specifically, in some small or large way, we will give every day.