This is for special dads everywhere with children who can not tell them just how much they are loved, but especially my husband Bruce, who has been the best father possible for Shaina. Shaina was born… more →
Minnesota Morningswrote 2 days ago: This is for special dads everywhere with children who can not tell them just how much they are loved … more →
wrote 10 months ago: ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will st … more →
wrote 1 year ago: After two days away from home with the grandkids, then doctor appointments, grocery shopping, laundr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There is one thing that makes me cry quicker than anything else. Kindness. I know. I’m a sap, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was raised just 10 miles from where we currently live. When I was a junior in high school, everyo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I am “taking down Christmas.” This whole routine started a month ago, when I hauled all … more →
wrote 1 year ago: An unplanned hospitalization for our daughter has me back in the hospital with her just 10 days afte … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I begin the task of sorting our clothes in duffles for the trip home. Clean, dirty, clean, clean, di … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We head southward to get in on a 4 p.m. wine and cheese reception, one more perk at Cove Point. We … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We drive north toward Tofte, the windows down so we can catch a noseful of pine scent with each inha … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Bruce comes back on shore to dry off and our eyes turn to the sky as a small plane flies overhead. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We arrive at the beach on the Temperance River. What a feast for the senses! The water where the r … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The waves crashing on the shoreline should lull us to sleep but, as Bruce keeps reminding me, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I open my eyes. Bruce is uncharacteristically eager to get going long before I am up. I’m gu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: No one says a word about the walk once we get in the car. It seems the fresh air here makes people … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our destination is Gooseberry Falls. In spite of the shutdown and though it is approaching evening, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We decide to drive north to Temperance River State Park. I have read that the access to the beach i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Filtered sunlight comes through the morning haze as another warm and humid day settles on the Scandi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s 7:45 a.m. I send Shaina out the door for her day program. We can’t see out our win … more →