The importance of storytelling in raising kids. “And then I was shot! And you can still feel the bullet hole!” I remember my sister and I sitting at my grandfather’s feet, anxiously awaiting the continuation of his story as he regaled us with his accounts from the battlefield. However, with age comes wisdom (hopefully) and his war […]
Baby Love
The most beautiful gifts and lessons of motherhood. “Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” – Jessica Harrelson As we welcome the vibrance and brilliance of Spring – a season characterized by birth, growth, and a return home – I am grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the new life […]
Dreamscapes
Glamming up the traditional slumber party. The sleepover… a childhood rite of passage dating back to the 1950’s, and like many of you, I distinctly recall the first slumber party that I was allowed to attend. It was a BIG DEAL! I was decked out in black stirrup pants; white Keds over two layered pairs of differently […]
Balancing the Birds and the Bees
When women are in the sexual driver’s seat. We are all too familiar with the visual stereotype of a couple in bed together… the husband pleading for some action from his wife, while she complains of a headache – back turned and eyes closed. Rarely, if ever, do we even consider, let alone envision, the woman […]
Have Yourself a COVID Little Christmas
Fun ways to get in the spirit this year. This year’s holiday movie re-make stars COVID-19 as the Grinch, in “How the Virus Stole Christmas”. While our hearts may feel broken over the loss of community traditions and the pandemic-instigated hurdles and roadblocks to holiday gatherings with family and friends, let us not be broken. […]
