Sitting in my office looking out at the mountains the other day, I realized we’ve been in our New Mexico home for 3 months already! So much has happened, not the least of which is a wonderful by-product I’ve witnessed in all our family because of our relocation. Unfamiliarity has created a dependence of sorts, [...]

One of the hardest things about moving has been seeing my kids sad. Thankfully, they haven’t had their “moments” all at once, but nonetheless, it can be unbearable for me as Mom to witness their sorrow and anguish over leaving their home, school, church, activities and friends! As a woman, I know how frustrating it [...]

Today my kids headed back to school. And as I sat in my green chair, ensconced by the silence and my thoughts, I mourned how quickly they are growing up. I know it sounds cliche, but we have to pause every once in a while and reflect at the passage of time. We go on [...]

Wow. It’s been only two weeks of summer and I need a major attitude check. I’m exhausted from my new full-time summer jobs of: chef, driver, referee and cruise director. Between the radio blaring something like “California Girls”, the bickering of the “too much time together” siblings, and the constant sound of the dishwasher or [...]

With the school year ending in just days, I can’t help but look forward in anticipation to a few months with no schedules, no deadlines, no childrens’ homework, no early morning wake-ups. Yet, I will miss that very routine I’m so eager to leave in the dust. I will miss order (even in chaos). I [...]