I looked down at the fuel gauge on our car - the light blinked on in what seemed like a response to my attention: Empty. "How are we on empty again already?," I thought to myself as I steered our car towards the nearest gas...
A few weeks ago our family met some friends at Malcolm X Park in downtown D.C to participate in the Sunday afternoon drum circle. For over forty years, drummers and dancers have been meeting in this space and making new rhythms come alive together. I love...
My mother-in-law and I trudged up the steep hill to a nearby park with spray fountains, something a little different for my son to do while his sisters were at Vacation Bible School. As my little boy ran up the hill effortlessly, we took a...
The day we left for vacation began early. As the sun was beginning to rise, yawning children piled into our car with their favorite blankets and stuffed animals in tow. Coffee in hand, I began to run through my check list of all the items...
Dearest Joseph, Today you are three! And I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. The day I thought labor would never progress and then - in what seemed like a moment - with my midwife coming just in time to catch you,...
We've been changing our children's diapers for nine years, eight months, and thirteen days - but who's counting? Our fourth child, my son, has been out of "day time" diapers for three weeks now. He has even endured a few road trips without accidents. I...
We all have them. The days that seem to come at us like a tidal wave, knocking us off our feet and causing us to lose our footing before we even even have the chance the lift the necessary first cup of coffee to our...
We were sitting on the couch in our living room - all six of us. My husband had called an informal but necessary "family meeting." Why? Well, for one, I was so stressed that I was experiencing heart palpitations. I told him I just needed...
When I was about eight years old, my father got a job working for Delta Airlines which moved our family from Fruit Heights, UT to Gainesville, GA. I remember the pain that came into my heart when my parents told me the news. How could...
When I was a child, I always looked forward to going to my Aunt Sharon's house; First because I loved playing with my cousins (I had no sister) but a close second was my Aunt's hugs and her cooking. Everything she made was from scratch...