Family Life

Hits: 63I usually only talk about food and travel here, but one area I have become a (somewhat reluctant) pro at is empty nesting.  Scratch that.  I am not a…

Hits: 6775The holidays are coming and if you are like most families, you will probably end up with a house full of overnight guests.  Most guests are fine, but guests…

Hits: 1609 A New Journey It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination.  A new journey brings forth hopes and fears, doubts and dreams, yet even…

Hits: 1134  Dear Little Man: Today was the day I have been dreading for twelve years.   It may seem a little melodramatic (you know me, all drama), but I…

Hits: 1031 “Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing…

Hits: 1107 I’d been dreading this day for weeks, but like a steam train advancing briskly along a track, it came anyway, whether I was ready or not.  Less than…

Hits: 1067  I had not been ready to talk about this before, but one month ago, my Mom passed away.  She fought a courageous 16-month battle with cancer, brave until…

Hits: 4496We have come to the end of our journey with the People to People student ambassador program for 2014, but how does one offer gratitude for something that so…

Hits: 2586My son starts school as a Junior next week.  Reflecting on his years of school thus far, and of the people who have come into our lives because of…

Hits: 3258My son is back from his People to People ambassador trip, and we are slowly settling back into our regular family routine.  He came home with lots of laundry,…

Hits: 2892On June 10th, Nick hugged us goodbye, grabbed his suitcase and backpack, and walked through security for the journey of a lifetime with 37 other delegates, to go to…

Hits: 2214 This trip will change their life. I’ve heard this phrase several times over the past few months, a reference to how the People to People student ambassador program…