Here you'll find current musings, as well as the archives from two blogs of yesteryear: YoungMarriedMom and What I Learned While Writing a Novel. Please comment and share. We love well when we are in conversation with one another.
When I plan a celebration for John, it’s never just one meal or just one day. I think of a bunch of things I want to do and make as many of them as possible happen. This means Father’s Day is not a day at all, but a whole weekend experience, and this year, one […]
— 0 — This is unrelated to Henry, but why does it seem that right after we install our air conditioners each year, it gets cooler for a week or two? I’m not really complaining, just curious. — 1 — Henry rolls! One night this week, he rolled tummy to back to tummy, from point […]

My mom and I have a lot in common. We’re about the same height (I’m just a little taller, right, Mom?), have similar features, and even have similar voices. Every now and then—sometimes to Jacob, sometimes in conversation with other moms—I’ll hear my mom coming out of my mouth. I usually agree with her on […]
