Free to Surrender

I went back to work today after an extended Spring Break. My little Livi stayed home with her nurse, “quarantined”Continue Reading

I’ve spent entirely too much time on social media and news sites in the last few days. Like a bystanderContinue Reading

Tomorrow is our (soon to be) seventeen-year-old’s birthday. For the last week, I’ve been filling a Birthday Box for herContinue Reading

When the wondering finally left their eyes, I knew we were going to be alright. For weeks and months afterContinue Reading

Two conversations have been on repeat in my mind for weeks, like a song that won’t be forgotten. The firstContinue Reading

I just don’t want to listen to that song again. The thought passed through my head after a second personContinue Reading

Yesterday, I dumped my lunch down the side of my pants and onto the floor of the teachers’ lounge. Today,Continue Reading

*I feel more exposed in writing this post than I did while lying in an operating room waiting to beContinue Reading