It’s hard to believe, but it’s true… John turned fifteen years old today! I am so proud of the young man he has become, and for the supreme blessing of being his mom. He’s driven, hard-working, kind, a leader, easy to befriend and has a pretty fantastic sense of humor emerging. I often glimpse him… Read More
On November 22, 2007, I delivered my second son, Matthew, and he was stillborn. It was Thanksgiving day. At that point, I had known for a couple of days that he was not alive, but we had to wait for a room in fetal demise since I didn’t go into labor on my own. When… Read More
We got the Greenlight Card for John last year on his 14th birthday. We did a fair amount of research before deciding on this one and, almost a year into using it, are so happy with it! He has a set monthly allowance. When he earns or is given money outside of that, he gives… Read More
Well, who would have thought a hurricane in Atlanta would put us out of commission. Only in 2020, right?! Zeta made her way through our part of town in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The power going out woke me up around 4AM. When I started to hear trees fall around the neighborhood by… Read More
Oh, happy day! Middle school has returned in person and we are thrilled! We kicked things off with our first day of school breakfast…. round two! This was the first, and hopefully the last, time we trade in school busses and apples for spiders, ghosts and jack ‘o lanterns. I asked Whit for one adjective… Read More
We spent our Friday evening playing nine holes in an adult only Halloween event! We pulled together our Caddyshack costumes just two days before, thanks to Amazon. It’s not every day you get to “golf” with Lady Liberty. I say that in quotes, because the ladies were mostly just along for the ride. :-) It… Read More
My social media today is flooded with postings of people that miss the America of September 12, 2001. As horrific as 9/11 was, I too miss how we were united in the aftermath. The only thing that mattered was each other. Americans first. Americans forever. I don’t think most adult Americans will ever wake up… Read More