Dear Darlings, Today I sit and type with a heavy heart, tears sting my eyes and a lump rests in my throat. One of Zach’s high school… Read more “Please”

Dear Darlings, There are three sentences (okay, some might not agree that these are all sentences, but for the sake of this blog, they are all sentences… Read more “Five words. Three sentences.”

To my regular readers, this post is in response to an article I read in a college newspaper in Lexington, Virginia where two universities stand side by… Read more “Trained Killers”

Dear Darlings, I’ve been thinking about, and sitting on this topic, for weeks…maybe even months. I hope this doesn’t come off as syrupy, or overly dramatic. I… Read more “Don’t just fly…SOAR”

Dear Darlings, I thought this would get easier with each of you. I thought it would be easiest with you, Claire. But it wasn’t. I think this… Read more “The Hardest”

Dear Darlings, Today I sat through another milestone event in your lives, your eighth grade awards ceremony. I watched and beamed with pride (and cried a little)… Read more “Next”

Dear Darlings, Have you ever found yourself in a really good place? A place where you feel loved and respected and just plain lucky? I was there… Read more “Drive Fast and Take Chances”

Dear Darlings, It’s been a year today since my dad passed away. He left us on a bright and shining Mother’s Day. It was a hard day… Read more “The Hardest Things”

Dear Darlings, I know this is a letter many parents would want to write to their children, if they could. I know many parents have felt the… Read more “I’ve Failed”

A few weeks ago I posted a blog where I talked about how hard is it to write blogs regarding the kids personal stories and their privacy.… Read more “Dear Darlings”