Tag: friendship
Military Friendships: Annuals and Perennials
Last spring, I cut back my Russian sage plants to practically nothing. I read and followed the online advice for pruning the plant, but...
No Matter How Commonplace Moving Becomes, There’s Always the Dreaded Week...
We are moving this week.
I am a pro at moving. We’ve done it enough.
Staged house to sell.
Separated stuff into piles.
Cleaned out closets.
Transferred utilities.
We’re good...
A Letter to My Fellow Daycare Parents: Please Keep Sick Kids...
I thought we daycare parents were in this crazy circus of drop-offs, pick-ups, and runny noses together. You know the drill; multiple times a...
Stop the Cycle of Comparison: Choosing Joy Over Jealousy
Have you felt it before? It’s that sinking feeling of annoyance and “why not me” when you see “#blessed” in a friend’s picture from...
Proud to Be a ‘Bad Mom’ and Why You Should, Too
You know the scene. I'm talking about the morning parking lot scene where we moms hurriedly thrust backpacks, lunches and kisses onto our precocious...
An Apology to the Military Spouse
Dear Military Spouse,
I wasn’t always one of you. And even after I was, I wasn’t really.
I was a Midwestern kid who spent every day...
Why Galentine’s Day Is the Most Important Made-up Holiday of the...
The show Parks and Recreation aired an episode called "Galentine's Day" back in 2010. Though it may have taken eight years, this unofficial holiday...
A Letter to the Friend I Cannot Keep
To my many beautiful friends I have met along the way:
You know who you are. We held tight to one another through a season.
You...
Setting the Tone: Choosing Optimism
We've all been there. It's PCS time, and we miss the things we left behind. We miss the familiarity of knowing where all our...
I Left My Heart in Oahu: Mom Guilt During the Hawaii...
I left them with no question of my love. I know this, because I had catalogued each hug, each kiss, each whispered “I love...
Finding Your Inner Wonder Woman
My first Christmas gift of the season came a couple weeks early, at a play date with a dear friend and our kids. As...
The Empty Seat at the Table: Navigating Grief and the Holidays
Through the years we all will be together, if the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little...