Teaching Kids to be Thankful is Not Just for Thanksgiving

It's November!  That magical month where people magically become softer, kinder, gentler, and more vocally grateful!  I love seeing gratitude.  I love hearing folks proclaim their gratitude. Now, I am not good at much, but gratitude and thankfulness?  THAT'S MY JAM.   If you know me at all then you know not a day, hell, …

That’s Why I’m Here: On Vulnerability and Courage and Gratitude

Some days I am so steeled against the world, it's a wonder I even feel the rain on my face.  Other days, like today, I am cracked right open.  So raw and vulnerable that I may not function as a human being but rather just a ball of electric feelings so exposed to the elements …

To the Woman at the Park Heartbroken with Infertility

To the woman at the park heartbroken with infertility, Thank you.  Thank you for approaching us right away and saying hello. Thank you for asking if they are twins.  YES. Yes they are and they are, "HEY HOW OLD ARE YOU TWO?" "TWO.  WE GONNA BE FREE ON OUR BIRFDAY." Thank you for NOT immediately …