A Prayer for the New Year

As we move into the third year of uncertainty, fear and anxiety, As I utter countless requests to make it go away, for things to be different, Give me clarity on what I can do. Let me not cast my hands up in resignation, or bury my face in defeat. Fill me with hope and Read More

Footprints in Your Heart

This weekend, I went to a new hair stylist for a cut and color, and had lunch with one of my best friends. I haven’t had either of those experiences in about six months. Both gave me a definite mental boost, and connection I didn’t realize I’ve been craving. However it was the lunch that Read More

A Week of Going and Doing

This last week contained a lot of going for me; more going than I’ve done in a long time. I returned to the classroom, which meant returning to commuting and arriving somewhere on time. A return to dropping my daughter off at school day-care, packing lunches and remembering all the things that enable you to Read More

A Letter to my Husband on our Anniversary

Dear Husband, I feel like year 11 should have come with a warning label. WARNING: You will be physically separated by 7,000 miles for seven months of this year. Life as you know it will change in big and small ways. You will feel lost, anxious, discouraged and frustrated a majority of the time… But Read More