The stones last week threw our way created traveling ripples. With time and distance, the waves are more gentle. February’s first hours brought our biggest snowstorm yet. Weather forecasters called the system that brought our moisture “The Pineapple Express.” It originates beyond Hawaii, out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It moves quickly, […] 
My two oldest kids returned to their high school this morning. On the surface, it was a normal morning. I asked Aidan if she knew the hoodie she chose had a splatter of pizza sauce on the back. I asked Ryley if he brushed his hair. I made sure both had their phones. But trepidation […] 
I set off on this snowy, brittle afternoon to pick up my K-8 kids from school. The roads were smeared with dirty ice and winds shoved the van. It felt precarious, like the whole day, a slick white tightrope between home and my kids, elsewhere. I was glad to get to them, to bring us […] |
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