Highs, lows, and unknowns
This weekend I skirted death. Maybe that's a little dramatic. But one of the lessons that car racing teaches you is that life is full of...
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- Jul 29
- 2 min
Letting go
For whatever reason, the waiting room at the pediatrician's office this morning was chock full of adorable little girls. As I sat there...
- Jun 28
- 4 min
Call me author?
There are pivotal moments that we allow to define us in life if we let them. For example, I became a mother the moment I saw those two...
- May 20
- 3 min
Perspectives from the plateau
We so often talk about the hills and valleys, and how we can learn from both. But we don't talk about the plateaus as much. Chess prodigy...
- Apr 26
- 3 min
A room full of risk takers
The Beautiful List book gets inside the mind of tween girls, meeting them in their insecurity and walking them out the other side in beauty.
- Apr 7
- 4 min
Surprising things I've learned about publishing
One of the things I've heard about becoming an author is that writing the book is the easy part. I've already learned this to be true....
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Put yourself in a prostituted person’s shoes this International Women's Day
Today, my mind is on the women and girls around the world right now who are being bought and sold, as many as two dozen times a day, for...
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Animal instincts
Yesterday my mom sent me a funny meme from the_mommy_talks that said, "Mama Bear is such a sweet way to describe the fact that I'd tear...
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Risky shots
“You Miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, et al While watching my daughter’s basketball game last...
- Jan 15
- 3 min
"Do or do not, there is no try." -Yoda
On Thursday, I met up with an old friend. She’s actually a former co-worker. My business partner and I hired her and one other amazing...
- Jan 4
- 4 min
New year, new nothing: 100 weeks of Covid
Progress is like a snowball that starts small but gains momentum, growing as it rolls As I scrolled through Instagram over the weekend, I...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 6 min
When fear overcomes
The most anxiety-inducing, fear-mongering event in my parenting career happened last week. While the kids were prepping a dining room...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Our kids need us to be parents, not peers
Perhaps more than ever before, being a parent today is like treading water. It requires stamina and a constant vigilance. Our efforts can...
- Nov 7, 2021
- 4 min
The paradox of laying things down
Have you ever had a conversation with someone that changed things significantly, but afterwards, you couldn't remember the details? On...
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Beauty doesn't have to be "ladylike"
As a child, sometimes I stood out because I was assertive and outspoken, especially with adults. I also cared more about climbing trees...