“I wonder what’s around the bend…” That’s the thought I noticed while on my silent walk last weekend. I was none too pleased when Jackie Gartman announced that our morning hike would be a quiet one. It was the first full day of our coaches retreat and my extroverted, connector self was buzzing with conversations I […]
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It’s not Always Black and White…
For the last few weeks I’ve been sharing stories with you about mothers who were struggling with the empty nest. Some were grieving the loss of their children and how their lives would be forever changed and some were so frustrated with junior they couldn’t get them packed up and out of the house fast […]
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What? Me Worry?
When my son was in high school we had a fantastic college counselor. She worked not only with him, but with our family to help us all through what can be an emotionally (not to mention financially) draining time. One of the best questions she asked Greg and I was this: “what are your fears […]
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A Special Invitation
You’re invited: It’s that time of year… graduation announcements have started to arrive in my mailbox and with that the memory of my own kids’ graduations. When my first born began his senior year I began the countdown.. the last first day of school, the last football game, the last Thanksgiving, Christmas, Groundhog day… you […]
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What Not to Do After Dropping Your kid off at College
When I was getting ready to take my youngest to college the best advice my friend Terri Jo gave me was this: Do not go into her room for a while. I was lucky, as Grace’s room was out of the flow of traffic in our home. I didn’t have to see the remnants of […]