November 3rd
Today is the 102nd anniversary of my mother’s birth. Given our stormy history, I have not thought about her very …
Tag Archives: Parenting
Musings on Madness
Me: I am a round peg in the square hole of life. Kyle: Ah, so it’s hereditary! January 2016 I …
Learning Lessons
In my experience, life’s lessons are never easy. Most lessons take a long time to learn, to make sense, to …
Finding Meaning in Trauma, Part Two
Kyle’s initial surgery at Shriners’ Hospital took place mid-January of 2001. It was the soonest that we could get him …
Finding Meaning in Trauma, Part One
When I was young, I would see the Shriners in various parades and recognized them for their red fezzes and the myriad …
A New Direction
By the time Kyle turned ten, he had undergone quite a few changes in his life. His father had moved …
A Woman’s Paradise Lost
By the winter of 1991, the silence around Mike and me was deafening. We were able to work together to …
Diving In
During the summer of 1988 Kyle took private swim lessons from one of the teachers at his Montessori pre-school. She …
Mourning Dove
In June of 1991, I was on retreat in Arizona. Somewhere in the openness of the desert, I heard the …
Druid Dad
In another place and another time, my father would have been a Druid. His love for nature and for gathering …
Weaving the Magic Thread 