A Love Note to My Two-Year-Old Twins for Their Birthday

I can't believe you are two years old.  In my wildest dreams, I never believed I could love anyone so completely and fully and madly and deeply. I'll tell you a little secret.  Remember when you were born?  That birth story was something.  But here's the thing, I'm glad you aren't little babies anymore. While I …

Hand-Me-Downs are Magical

If you were to look around our home, our yard, our kids, you would find so many gifts.  So many items that were generously given to us by our families and our friends.  It's shocking really, how much of our lives are supplemented, bolstered, held up by our friends and families. That extends far beyond …

The Extraordinary Everyday Playground

She crossed the bridge!  SHE CROSSED THE BRIDGE!  Without my help and without falling.  She crossed the bridge.  This was last Summer.  She didn't falter or doubt herself, she just propelled forward and as I held my breath, she crossed the bridge.  She never looked back.  She walked a month after her brother and she …