Taking trips around the sun with Mom

Taking trips around the sun with Mom

I just finished another trip around the sun. I think I have jet lag this time. Or maybe it’s motion sickness I’m feeling. Or both. No matter, there’s no rest for the weary. The next flight took off in the wee hours of the morning and I boarded with my suitcase full of...
College, coasters, and keeping the faith

College, coasters, and keeping the faith

To my dearest Emmali, I blinked. And it happened. One moment we’re carrying your bedding, clothing and mini-fridge from the back of the packed SUV into the freshman dorm room you’d be sharing with a stranger; the next second, I swear, we’re reserving a U-haul truck so...
To Miss Know-It-Already

To Miss Know-It-Already

Dear December 31, 2017 Me, What can I say that you don’t already know? You are at the end of a year that I can only dream about. You have experienced events that I have no idea will end up on the calendar. They are secrets to me now as they should be. If 2015 Me had...