It’s Ok

It’s like a mantra.  I find myself repeating it inside my head, over and over, when things are hard. “It’s going to be ok. It’s going to be ok. (deep breath) It’s going to be ok.”  Like a constant drum beat behind...

Snowplows, Snowblowers, and Snow Shovels

Last year was the winter-light version, but never fear! This winter is going to make up for it. As I drive my kids to school in the morning, I am very aware, as we slide to a stop in the middle of the intersection,  that my little car does not have the best...

A Tale of Two Toes

I have only ever broken two bones in my body: my right pinky toe and my left pinky toe. I broke my right pinky toe in February, 2000, two days before I was scheduled to fly to Ukraine to adopt two children.  I was walking out of the bathroom and caught my toe on...