I have a lot going for me as a parent. I have a strong partner in parenting. I have the support of friends and family who also have young children. I have a wonderful role model in my own mother. These are all things I am grateful for every day. Despite these advantages, this parenting […]

I wasn’t going to say anything. After all, what does a white, suburban woman have to contribute to the discussion on race in America? Probably not much. I know that, but I do have something to say. If you made up your mind about Michael Brown’s death before you researched all the facts, you might be […]

The summer I turned 23 was a turning point in my life. I grew up in a small town in central Michigan. Small as in two stop lights. College took me 100 miles west to a city of a few hundred thousand – a great place to adapt to life away from home. Five years […]

I have no illusions of grandeur. This is a blog, not a cure for cancer. For those who know me, I suppose it was inevitable that I would start a blog. I’ve been writing about my life since I was nine-years-old and my mom bought me a journal for Christmas. I write to make sense […]