Circle Driving
“What did you do this weekend?” I hear from my friend Joyce as I start my workout the other morning. My mind goes blank. What did I do this weekend? I can’t remember. It’s only been a day. What is…
The phones are here! The phones are here!
“Now that I am on a salary, can I get a phone?” Nick asks as we are driving home from his camp counselor orientation in late June. I cringe. My runway has run out, in fact, I can look…
Chores
I look into my wallet and it is empty – again. I think back over the past two weeks and cannot remember doing anything for myself that required cash. Then I realize – it’s the kids. I look at…
Blueberry Pancakes
“Do you think he will be there?” one of my daughter’s friends asks her. “I don’t know, but maybe,” my daughter, Katy, answers to many giggles. (I am driving 7 girls to the mall as part of Katy’s…
Leave It All on the Court
“How do you think you played today?” I ask my son as we drive home from his first basketball game of the season. “I didn’t feel it. I wasn’t in the flow and Coach. He’s always all over me,” he…
Cats & Puppies
“Oh no,” I think to myself as I watch my 11-year-old daughter walk out of her new middle school during the first week of September. She looks sullen, moody, and completely lacking in energy. “How was your day?” I…
Connections: DNTULimit
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson This connection is all about travel, adventure, service and community. It is all about youth, fun, excitement and…
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