Continuing the Conversation

My writing started as a letter to my sons – and a history of our family and our memories together. That letter turned into a blog to explore parenting, mental health, and the joy and pain of living deeply. I realized I'd found my voice!

Empty Nest

Lessons of Our Parents’ Love

Dad, I see you when a bird soars overhead. I see you in my sons’ faces and hear you in their deep voices. I see you when a dragonfly...

Parenting

This Is The Package I've Been Waiting 13 Years To Open

Next to bittersweet in the dictionary – it should just say this: “Your child is moving on.” When your child leaves home, the flood of...

Parenting

We Absolutely Made the Right Choice to be Friends with Our Children

“I hate you!” – hearing your child scream this at you is not a rite of passage as a parent so why do many parents wear it as a badge of...

Parenting

10 Things That Helped Our Family with Our Journey Through Depression

A little over five years ago, my teenage son walked into my room and simply asked “Mom, can we talk?” He’d been suffering for a while -...

Self Care

Mom, are you okay?

“Hey Mom, are you OK?” “Sure. I’m fine.” I automatically give this reply even though it’s a lie – one that rolls easily off my tongue. I...

Parenting

Mom, Can We Talk?

The night my son told me about his depression and the beginning of our journey of healing and openness. Photo credit: Dear World “Mom,...