Why I Cry When I Bring Home Baby

Why I Cry When I Bring Home Baby

I have a confession.  Some of you I know in “real life” know this fact about me already. I cry when I leave the hospital…

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So you are starting middle school...

So you are starting middle school…

I wrote the following letter for a very specific, special girl who is a friend of mine as she starts middle school.  I started thinking…

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Dear Teacher

Dear Teacher

Dear Teacher, You are gearing up for another school year. You must be feeling so many different emotions as you say goodbye to summer and…

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Eyes Wide Open...Come and See

Eyes Wide Open…Come and See

One of the latest Johnson & Johnson commercial is quite an understatement: “Having a baby changes everything.”  As exciting, thrilling, and moving it is to…

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The Cross Cultural Experience...Every Day

The Cross Cultural Experience…Every Day

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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Burned (OUT)

Burned (OUT)

My Dear Friend, I saw what’s been happening.  I’ve been watching from a distance. And I am so sorry. I am sure there is a…

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Just Like This

Just Like This

My alarm goes off.  I don’t have extra time to hit snooze.  I put an abrupt end to the melody sweetly trying without success to…

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Shatter Boxes

Shatter Boxes

There is one question I dread more than any other.  It might be from a new mom I meet on the playground or an old…

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NO.  (Also Known As "We Need To Get Over Ourselves")

NO. (Also Known As “We Need To Get Over Ourselves”)

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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Folding Laundry

Folding Laundry

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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...Is not overly sensitive

…Is not overly sensitive

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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Hairy Dog, Agnostics, and Surprising People God Uses

Hairy Dog, Agnostics, and Surprising People God Uses

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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