Encouragement Costs Nothing

It was a happy event. Our young next-door neighbor had just graduated from high school and been accepted to one of her universities of choice, her major chosen and her moving plans underway.  There were congratulatory balloons everywhere from the celebration, including inside our house, after our three-year-old convinced her… Read the rest...

Hand-me-downs and motherhood

There are some challenges that come with parenthood that people don’t tell you about. They’ll warn you of sleepless nights and spectators when you just want to use the bathroom alone. They’ll warn of messy kitchens and mountains of laundry and the way you’ll worry, sitting up at night with… Read the rest...